This new service gives our community of business owners time and space to learn with and from other presidents, business owners, and CEOs Our team is thrilled to announce the launch of a new service: Peer Group for Presidents. While we’ve been operating Peer Groups for years in one-off capacities, this update formally installs the service into our [ Read More ]
As January came to a close last week, the Aileron team has been reflecting on the ways our community came together to perpetuate Clay’s dream during Founder’s Day in January — and we are in awe. Late last year, our team had a vision for a way our community could come together to perpetuate what Clay started when [ Read More ]
This position has been filled. For our current job openings, please visit aileron.org/careers. Aileron is thrilled to add a new position to our team! We’re seeking a Receptionist to work 15 to 40 hours per week at Aileron’s Campus in Tipp City, Ohio on a repeating, consistent weekly schedule during Aileron’s business hours of Monday – Friday, 7:15 a.m. to [ Read More ]
Clay Mathile was a champion of the power of a well-constructed vision. He saw a clearly articulated, documented vision as a key resource that would guide an organization toward an intentional future — so it may come as no surprise that he equipped Aileron with an incredibly thorough, detailed vision that defined his hope for Aileron’s future. His [ Read More ]
Our founder, Clay Mathile, embodied a philosophy that resonated beyond Aileron. His mindset of "learning, doing, giving" was a blueprint for building a meaningful life, thriving organization, and impactful community. “I believe everyone should spend a third of their life learning, a third [doing], and a third giving it away.” – Clay Mathile He believed that the greatest [ Read More ]
We're thrilled to announce our inaugural Founder's Day — a special time to honor the visionary leadership of our founder, Clay Mathile, and his enduring dream for Aileron. Each Janurary, we will intentionally use this time for our community — business owners, leaders, and advocates – to come together and collectively advance Clay's vision for Aileron. Founder's Day [ Read More ]
Clay Mathile’s leadership of The Iams Company might best be described in four letters: CCPP. It represented four main ingredients for Iams’ success: customer, culture, product, and people. More than a slogan or internal shorthand, CCPP was a holistic belief system that guided everything from daily operations to big-picture decisions. Iams employees—more aptly considered Iams family members—embraced this [ Read More ]
On Campus, you’ll find a quote from Clay Mathile that we hope inspires you as much as it does us: “Dream no little dreams, for they have no magic to move men’s souls.” German philosopher, writer, and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe first penned a variation of this inspiring quote. While history has skewed its exact text (some [ Read More ]
Aileron’s founder, Clay Mathile, was a lifelong and voracious learner who had a strong appetite for growth; often times, he turned to reading as the pathway to that growth. Clay was known to seek out books that challenged him and enabled his own continuous self-improvement, often looking to learn from accomplished leaders and entrepreneurs who had documented their [ Read More ]
Aileron’s flagship program, Course for Presidents®, teaches you fundamental skills to direct, operate, and control your business. Key areas of focus include leadership, strategy, people development, business structure, organizational performance, and culture. This in-person program offers a hands-on learning experience that's been transforming businesses for more than 25 years. We’re excited to share we’ve been enhancing and refining the [ Read More ]
At Aileron, we not only teach professional management, we live it. We believe the DOC System of Professional Management empowers organizations to thrive for the long-term – even our own. The next time you’re on campus, you might see one of our latest professional management techniques in action. You can learn more about how we’re making our strategic priorities [ Read More ]
Embracing Thoughtful Growth Aileron is in a season of growth. Sometimes approaching a season of growth can be overwhelming, but for us, growth means thoughtful and responsible expansion – and that is what we are working toward. We are driven by our mission: to develop conscious leaders of private business to practice and evolve professional management. We believe [ Read More ]
