Anyone who has led a high-growth company will tell you that managing organizational growth is fairly similar to managing a teenager during the worst stages of adolescence. It’s exhilarating of course, but more often than not it will challenge you at every juncture as you try your best to guide your company to success through…
Perhaps the most critical question owners of growth-focused companies will ever ask themselves, their executive team and/or their board of directors is this: What is the end game? It’s an essential question because the answer is what guides the company’s growth strategy. After all, if you don’t know where you want your company to be…
For companies currently on a growth trajectory, and those intending to make growth a priority this year, carefully planning your activities is not only important, but an imperative. In fact, companies that neglect to identify exactly where to focus their energy for meaningful results often find themselves taking actions that put them in hot water,…
A significant sign of good leadership and good governance is how well your company honors the corporate values set by you and your leadership team – those values that guide culture, product/service development, customer service and how individuals work together internally. While it’s fairly easy to tell whether or not corporate values are being…
Time and time again we’ve seen public companies grow themselves out of business and one would wonder: Where was their board? While I’ve written many articles about what companies should have in place for sustainable, profitable growth, we haven’t yet looked at the board’s role in the equation. So, what questions does the board need…
