Too many companies conduct end-of-year planning with seemingly no or only minimal interest in growth. If you were in their conference rooms you’d likely hear very general statements like, “We need to do better than we did last year.” Or you’d watch them put a percentage on next year’s growth because “that’s the percentage we […]
Before I take you into the specific nature of the growing love between some investors and others and the class of business entity called a benefit corporation, let’s start at the beginning: What is a benefit corporation? According to Wikipedia, a benefit corporation is “a type of for-profit corporate entity authorized by 30 U.S. states […]
I was recently contacted by Victoria Finkle, a business writer for Inc. Magazine, to help analyze the financials of the fast-growing, San Francisco-based tech company, Buffer. Typically, very little financial information can be found on privately held companies like Buffer, but thanks to the company’s ongoing commitment to radical transparency – a core value […]
How often do you sit down and think about who you are as a leader right now, and what kind of leader you want to be in the future? If you’re a CEO on the growth fast-track, it’s likely you consider this quite often – and, if you’re super motivated (and smart), you probably […]
How do you ensure that the extensive time and other resources that you put towards your annual end-of-year planning actually make a positive difference for your company? After all, countless annual plans end up sitting on a shelf gathering dust rather than driving the business. Why does that happen? And, more importantly, what do […]
