ABOUT – Hubler Institute

Our learning program encourages professionals to create their own model of change for family-owned businesses. The program will assist each participant to develop and enhance their own style of working with family-owned businesses and/or their business clients.

Learning sessions will be broken into six segments; each with two sessions (two hours each). The following are examples of learning concepts.

A positive psychological approach to change management
The unique role of vision in creating your ideal future
The influence of your family of origin and understanding your consulting model
The value of love in family and family businesses
Understanding yourself as an agent of change
The importance of family rituals
The importance of effective communication and collaboration skills

Self-directed cohort groups will meet once per month during the program to discuss and support the learning from a multi-disciplinary point of view. Each participant will be expected to participate in the group sessions and share their perspectives about what they have learned and how it applies to their advising relationships.

As I reflect on the course of my career and my life journey, I get ever more eager to share what I’ve learned. What has been astonishing to me is that the secret to success has not come from books and degrees or the seminars I’ve attended. Rather, it lies in the discovery of myself, my journey and the narrative of my life. This discovery has enabled me to better connect with my clients.

Please don’t get me wrong. The professional backgrounds and competencies we all have are foundational as we build the necessary skills to provide essential services to our clients. However, what makes a difference in coaching clients is our capacity to help them understand their essence, their purpose and their reason for being (la raison d’etre).

As we better understand our stories, our purpose, our narrative and our gifts, we can more fully assist our clients in discovering theirs. The Family Business Learning Program will help you discover your narrative, your stories, your purpose, and help you become more effective with your family business clients.

Together, we will embark on a journey to reflect and then perfect both our connection and effectiveness with people.

– Tom Hubler

LEARNING PROGRAM

Our intensive post-graduation learning program in family business coaching offers an in-depth professional development course designed to give participants a solid foundation in the methods of working with family-owned businesses.

The 12-month program includes learning sessions, self-directed cohort group sessions, readings, case studies and individual coaching sessions with Tom Hubler.

LEARNING TOPICS

Family and Business-the Constructive Overlap
Inside-Out Succession Plan
Obstacle to Family Planning
Family Meetings
Emotional Intelligence
Communication Skills – Managing from the Heart
Family of Origin
Moving from Head to Heart
Self as Coach
Loss of a Dream
Creating a Common Family Vision
Theory of Change

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

Concepts each participant will learn for use in coaching through the process of change in the family-owned business environment:

A positive psychological approach to change management
The unique role of vision in creating your ideal future
The influence of your family of origin and understanding your consulting model
The value of love in family and family businesses
Understanding yourself as an agent of change
The importance of family rituals
The importance of effective communication and collaboration skills

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Certification under the Hubler Institute Family Business program require:

Presentation of your family of origin and the impact on your professional development
Participation in cohort group learning sessions
Reading and journaling of recommended reading assignments
Participation in monthly coaching sessions
Participation in monthly cohort group meetings each month during the program to discuss the learnings from a multidisciplinary point of view, and to support each other’s growth and development of their style of working with family-owned businesses. Each participant will be expected to share their perspective on their learning experiences.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The program’s in-person structured learning sessions are broken into twelve two-hour sessions and will be held in the learning center at 12301 Whitewater Drive in Minnetonka. The virtual monthly individual coaching sessions will be scheduled directly with Tom Hubler. The cohort group meetings will be held virtually and the schedule will be determined with input from the cohort participants.

Participation in each cohort will be limited to 12 members.

Annual participation fee for the learning program is $7,500, with three equal payments of $2,500, the first due within ten days of application approval. The second payment is due 30 days after the first payment, and then the final payment is due 60 days after the initial payment.

2024 SCHEDULE

Cohort Group Learning Schedule – In-Person, First and Third Tuesday in each of six months

One-on-One Coaching Sessions with Tom Hubler – Virtual, One Session each month (to be scheduled with Tom)

Self-Guided Learning, included Required Reading and Processing Time – Personal Time, Ongoing each month

Presentation and Genogram Study – In-Person, First and Third Tuesday in one month

Presentations and Self-Guided Learning Impact – In-Person, First and Third Tuesday in one month