


Scaling Businesses Using Projects – 6 Step Tool
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....
CEOs – Are You Increasing Shareholder Value?
As the CEO and, let’s say, owner of a private company, I would argue that you are in the asset management business – all be it with one asset. The question therefore that requires to be answered is, are you increasing shareholder value? CEOs of public...
Turning Losses into Profits – An Operator’s View
Last week Anaplan, a software business specializing in enterprise planning, with 600 employees and 70,000 users, announced that CEO Frederic Laluyaux had left the company. A board member was quoted as saying, “unbridled growth is no longer the most valued...
What every Company should have for Christmas – A Chief Operating Officer
Season’s Greetings to all my readers. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) position has emerged from the shadows as a fundamental role in getting things done. Tim Cook of Apple performed the role brilliantly supporting Steve Jobs in executing a brilliant vision....