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Operational Actions that Transform Value – Time Required 2 years

Operational Actions that Transform Value – Time Required 2 years

by Ian Smith | May 25, 2023 | Grooming For Sale, How To Build Shareholder Value, Operational Blueprints, Operational Tips

It’s very tempting to compare the buying and selling of houses with businesses. Be careful. For example, buying another business is like buying a house but only if you include the family inside it! Selling a business is similar to selling a house in some ways, such as...
Scaling Businesses Using Projects – 6 Step Tool

Scaling Businesses Using Projects – 6 Step Tool

by Ian Smith | Jul 19, 2016 | Execution Tips, Operational Blueprints, Problem Solving, Scaling

The biggest barrier to scaling a business is often the culture. Bad culture allows silo-thinking to dominate. Smart, successful cultures let dynamic, multi-departmental projects be defined and executed in a spirit of collaboration. Egos minimized. Results are key....
Problem Solving Playbook – A 6 Step Tool

Problem Solving Playbook – A 6 Step Tool

by Ian Smith | Feb 9, 2016 | Operational Blueprints, Operational Tips, Problem Solving

Last year at The Portfolio Partnership we embedded our operational playbooks across many sectors, to scale our clients. The most common symptom across all clients? Handing operational problems correctly to get them solved. Yes key operational blueprints regarding...

Can You Change Your Company’s Rhythm?

by Ian Smith | Mar 6, 2014 | Incentives, Innovation, Operational Blueprints, Talent

A recent Gallup poll announced that worldwide only about 13% of the workforce is engaged in the work they do. Engaged? As Gallup puts it: psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations. The US and Canada...

Scaling Businesses & The Allocation of Captal

by Ian Smith | Feb 9, 2014 | Basic Finance, Leadership, Operational Blueprints

I was recommended a great book to read by my friend Loren Carlson (Chairman of the Boston based CEO Roundtable) – The Outsiders by William N. Thorndike, Jr. subtitled, Eight Unconvential CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success. So you thought...

So You Want To Win? – The Mental Side of Business

by Ian Smith | Jan 23, 2014 | Operational Blueprints, Operational Tips

To do your best work you need to focus. You need to master your craft. To be the best in your market, the best in your region, the best in the world requires a mental discipline few possess. I’ve always been competitive. I want to win. Even in hobbies,...
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