How do you decide to invest your time and critical resources? Fourth quarter is the time for entrepreneurs to assemble their plans for the coming year. I thought it might be helpful to share my favorite Peter Drucker planning concept. It has generated significant results for every client I’ve ever…
Developing a strong team is a critical competitive advantage in today’s business world. When you’re able to harness the collective genius of a team you achieve exponentially more than you would with just individuals. What are the right components for a winning team?
Last Monday we talked about the value a great CFO can bring to your leadership team. Today, we share several questions that can help you determine if the person leading your finance group can help you grow your business’ value faster. These five questions can help you focus on the…
How does a high growth business leader differ from their peers? We talked about one of the key distinctions between high growth INC 500 CEOs and their peers. It’s their ability to build deeper relationship with the right people at the right time. It’s not unusual for them to have…
How do you keep building a great business? If you could add only one new leader to your leadership team, who would it be and why? Over the past 25 years, I’ve asked this question to hundreds of CEOs and founding entrepreneurs and the answer is almost always the same….
Last week we talked about seizing opportunities. I got several notes saying it sounds simple to seize opportunities when you’re sitting in your great corporate job. How hard can it be to choose great partners when you’re able to attract the best the world has to offer? How can I…
We live in a time of unlimited opportunities for entrepreneurs. Around every corner and behind every call, there are new opportunities to explore. So how do you pick the best opportunities for your business? Can you become good at seizing opportunities? I’ve been involved in Joint Ventures (JVs) and strategic…
How do you build a business with staying power into the future? How do you create an organization that continuesgrowing no matter what happens in your markets? The most popular question I get at the 19th hole is how entrepreneurs can continue to build the value of their business and have…
Bill Gates once said, “Take our 20 best people away, and I will tell you that Microsoft would become an unimportant company. “At the time of the quote, Microsoft had over 400,000 employees across the globe and over thirty billion dollars in the bank to invest in future business opportunities….
What are the most critical needs for growing organizations today? As the world continues changing, it is critical to help develop leaders who can work well on teams, but also be leaders in their own right. As we see many of our mid-level leaders moving towards retirement, many of our…