Building Personal Missions in Business

Performance reviews are changing and will eventually be obsolete. The long, tedious process most organizations endure for the purposes of documenting performance, providing formal feedback, establishing compensation and rating people will continue to evolve with more contemporary methods & processes. The traditional performance review creates more administration, distraction, side shows/stories, and “justification” conversations rather than […]

Building Business with Private Equity – An Operator’s Perspective

Our company was recently acquired by a private equity firm. We are a well-run, consistently profitable business in a high growth market space. So why introduce private equity at this stage? Why not reinvest in the business to drive growth? Because while business leaders often ask what they can “do differently” to grow their business, […]

What do Pomegranates & Business Building Have in Common?

I love pomegranates. As soon as they are seasonally available at the grocery store, I pounce. They’re a fresh blast of sweet & sour with a smooth yet crunchy sensation that is very satisfying. But that’s not the only thing that draws me to them. While I was indulging one evening, it occurred to me […]