Planning
September 20, 2021
Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) firms are specialists in helping you navigate the complexities and increase the money you put in your pocket when you sell your business. But are you big enough? Most won’t take you on unless your business is gener...
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August 23, 2021
In his bestseller Outliers, Malcom Gladwell observed that, “Korean Air had more crashes than any other airline in the world for a period at the end of the 90’s.” He postulated that culture was a factor. Koreans were taught to respect authority ...
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July 19, 2021
A 2016 Forbes article reported a survey in which employees were asked: "How frequently, if at all, are you able to make the connection between your day-to-day duties and how they contribute to the company's bottom line?"
Of those surveyed:
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June 22, 2021
Every business has things it does well. We are happy to point to these strengths, describing them as reasons why customers should do business with us. Conversely, we have areas where we are not strong, vulnerabilities that open us up to competition t...
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May 4, 2021
The sun is shining as you kayak down the centre of a river, flowing through beautiful countryside. The setting is idyllic until you round a bend and see a fallen tree spanning most of the river. You have a choice:
Keep paddling and hope the kaya...
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April 26, 2021
Succession planning that encompasses the entire organization is smart strategy with the added benefit of being a unifying process for organizational development.
An exciting firm had experienced excellent growth over the previous decade and as a r...
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April 5, 2021
Successful organizations ensure that everyone is working to achieve an overall strategy. Aligning goals places everyone in one boat and rowing in the same direction. Aligned goals create an awareness of purpose and are vital to successful outcomes. ...
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March 22, 2021
Entrepreneurs must always be prepared to face the cycle of building and rebuilding. In 2008, while I was researching a book, my wife and I travelled around North America in a small RV. In many small Southern towns, it was pretty clear that businesses...
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March 12, 2021
In business, if we are not moving forward, we are going backward: there is no status quo. Change is constant, and only when it is undertaken intentionally and correctly, will it help to secure a better future for the organization and its people.
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March 1, 2021
Team building is a process, not an event. Throwing axes together is fun but building an effective team takes time, effort and venturing into not-so-fun spaces together. The “unfun” is where the team is really built. Teams and individuals need lea...
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