 Sally
Derstine, Managing Director,
Family Business Advisor
Sally joined the Center in 1992 to launch the Family Business Forum
which has developed into a vibrant leadership learning community
of over 90 family firms where several generations of family members
and non-family key executives learn best practices of successful
business families.
Like many of our Center Associates, Sally grew up in a family business
which gives her first-hand appreciation for the unique challenges,
opportunities and complexities facing families who manage and/or
own enterprises together. Sally is a natural to guide business families
through The Leadership Accelerator, a critical phase of The Lasting
Legacy Process, which fast tracks the leadership development of
each member of the family.
When business families join the Family Business Forum, Sally conducts
an initial family meeting (usually both generations) to clarify
family aspirations, identify key issues and assess the strengths
of the family and the business. She also introduces The Lasting
Legacy Process and reviews the unique interdisciplinary resources
available through the Center to prepare them for another generation
of success.
Drawing on over 16 years of experience working with dozens of business
families, Sally leads family meetings and facilitates the development
of Family Councils which build the “family muscle” required
to grow great families that work together with confidence, clarity
and alignment for generations to come.
Sally also serves as Admissions Director for our Next Generation
Learning Labs which combines peer learning and executive coaching
to fast-track the develop of successors and helps families.
A lifelong learner, Sally is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University
and is continuing formal education in organizational management
and psychology. A member of Family Firm Institute, an international
organization dedicated to providing interdisciplinary education
for family business advisors, Sally earned a Certificate in Family
Business Advising from FFI.
Starting her own home-based business when her children were young,
Sally understands the challenges and joys of business ownership,
leadership, and balancing personal and professional lives.
Sally and her husband Doug are the proud parents of three children.
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