Why Business Owners and CEOs Love Private Equity Riverside Company owns all or part of nearly 80 companies, most of which would be classified by big banks as “small business.” This segment of business, especially those less than five years old, generate most of the jobs in the U.S. This week’s two-day conference was attended […]
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Brian Beaulieu, a quant jock economist with a spectacular thirty year record of forecast accuracy spoke at this year’s All-City Vistage event (250 business owners and their coaches in the New York City area). He was both a spellbinding speaker and grounded in indicators of business cycles. And a surprisingly optimistic forecaster with very few […]
Friday, March 2, 2012
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Executive Director of Not for Profit vs. CEO – Shared Issues OK, so not for profits do not have shareholder value or stock price as a unifying measure of success. Ok, so nobody takes a job at an NFP for the pay. But many of the challenges require similar approaches and tools. One of my […]
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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One bad apple: heartburn for the boss and followers Why are leaders at all levels so slow to move on “bad apples?” Even after witnessing the positively liberating power of one person’s departure and absence, they are prone to wait again on a second case. This is a timeless question asked by boards, bosses and […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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