by Ian Smith | Oct 28, 2019 | Leadership, Management, Scaling, Strategy
Over the last 10 years, I’ve built The Portfolio Partnership (TPP) on the basis of a simple value proposition. The leadership of private companies requires experienced help at an affordable price to fulfill their potential. What they didn’t need was another report...
by Ian Smith | Dec 30, 2018 | Leadership, Management
If you are a private company owner CEO, you face enormous challenges to scale your business. I don’t mean just grow. I mean scale. Building control, predictability, alignment and safety into your growth. Successful scaling sees market share growth, margins...
by Ian Smith | Aug 7, 2017 | Leadership
I was reviewing the details of a large group the other day. The usual headlines, their overall sales and profits, their positioning on their website, org chart, blog posts, just getting a feel for their story. Of course I was looking at their “Net”...
by Ian Smith | Apr 6, 2016 | Leadership
It starts with people. It starts with recognizing the three big reasons why people come to work: Autonomy Mastery Purpose as outlined in Daniel Pink’s excellent book Drive. So what does autonomy mean and how do you achieve it? In my view autonomy is about...
by Ian Smith | Apr 4, 2013 | Leadership, Management
Container Store operates 59 locations, booked sales of $707m last year and six years ago sold a majority stake to a Private Equity House. CEO Kip Tindell was interviewed on March 21 by the WSJ. Note the following facts from this interview: People in this company...
