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Our desire is to bring insightful concepts that can be pragmatically applied.
These blog posts are almost entirely based upon real client conversations.
Thus, we're sharing the real perspectives CEOs and other senior execs are employing to break through growth plateaus and capture as much upside as possible.
We hope you enjoy these musings. But even more, we hope you apply them in your business.
Top 4 Reasons for Stalled Revenue Growth
Growth stalled after years of acceleration? Research* points to 4 primary causes... ...within management's control. __________________...
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Stalking The Impossible
"it's not possible." Revenue goal. Profitability goal. Whatever goal. As soon as I hear this, I get excited. I'm wired to prove people...
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Simplicity
The #Superpower of #SuperAccelerators is #Simplicity Give me 30 sec to explain... (This is all based upon Heidrick & Struggles research)...
Mar 23, 20241 min read
Hitting Plateaus?Maybe you need a Private Equity Playbook (without the private equity)
"We're in Private Equity mode" I've heard this statement too many times. Those saying it usually mean the biz is... → Cutting cost to the...
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Vitamins or Painkillers
Painkillers = Good | Vitamins = 'Meh' I'm talking about what you're offering. • Your product • Your service • Your process It should...
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Executional Debrief Report
What if you could SCORE how action-oriented you were in Q4? If you were clear on outcomes? Yesterday, I sent an exec a Q4 debrief report....
Jan 23, 20241 min read
How Do You Create Unique Value?
"How will you win?" #CEOs often don't (or can't) give me a straight answer. There's a standard list of moves in the competitive strategy...
Oct 2, 20231 min read
The Rumelt Strategy Chain
Results lagging? Operational friction slowing your path toward #profitable #growth? This 3 step framework is a powerful beginning point...
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Level Up Your Execution With a Bowling Chart
Level up your #execution with a Bowling Chart. Given the increase in focus on profitable, efficient, effective execution...dialing things...
Jun 27, 20231 min read
3 Elements of The Countermeasure
"We can't have another month/quarter like that last one..." If you've said these words, you need a countermeasure. The 5 min of this...
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Back to Basics - Biz Isn't Growing? It's 2 of 3 Things
Let's not overcomplicate things. No single #GTM will likely solve for ❌'s next to the other two (see the video). Similarly, it's hard to...
May 17, 20231 min read
The Reason For Your Unpopular, Difficult Decisions
Every great leader must make difficult & unpopular decisions, to solve the #100MillionDollarProblem...or day-to-day. What makes it far...
May 16, 20231 min read
Weekly War Room
Your weekly team call stinks? What's that have to do with #layoffs and your #clients? Take 90 secs to connect those dots. There are 3...
May 16, 20231 min read
Hit your OKRS But Miss Your Revenue And Profitability Targets?
The least interesting earnings call or board meeting goes like this… “We’ve been missing our top line growth goals, profitability is...
May 9, 20231 min read
How Many (A) Do You Need Within (B) Time To Achieve (C) Within (D) Time
This week, I worked with two #CRO clients to illustrate how a little goes a long way: as in multi-millions incremental per quarter. We...
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Get Your Most Important Clients On Speed Dial
The #CEO, #COO, #CFO at your top clients - how many text you when they need anything related to the problem you help them solve? Jonah...
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Making Quarterly Goals Matter
How often are you (or your org) the guy in this illustration? It's an obvious executional fumble, but happens quite often. What you...
Mar 6, 20231 min read
COMMON SENSEVIGOROUSLY APPLIED
A recent post mentioned #Danaher's 1500% performance vs the S&P. They've highly invested in a #Strategy#Execution system. Yet... ...one...
Feb 21, 20231 min read
What Productivity and Efficiency Improvements Have You Created This Week?
The #layoffs within tech and otherwise get a lot of airtime (for good reason). What doesn’t is the other half… …of the #profitability...
Feb 9, 20231 min read
How do you beat the S&P 500 by 15x?
How do you beat the S&P 500 by 15x? According a team that has done it: #Strategy#Execution. Specifically, a #system for... ...executing...
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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