Regardless of your willingness to be “harnessed”, the author’s metaphor paints a useful picture. It implies being in alignment with the coach driver and others on the team, moving quickly on the journey to a desired destination, and staying focused on the path ahead. The reward isn’t oats (except if the destination isn’t achieved) but equity in [...]
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Learning Lifelong Lessons from Holiday “Spirits”
I’ve read Charles Dickens’s book, A Christmas Carol every year since I was a bit older than Tiny Tim. For those of you who haven’t read the book or seen one of the many play or film versions of it, that’s under ten years old.
I suppose that what first attracted me to the story was ghosts (there are [...]
The Third Lesson: Accelerate Performance
True performance, meaning achievement of something measurable and meaningful compared to past results, requires accountability and alignment.
The organization may focus on three to four key measures that can be measured qualitatively or quantitatively. Effective performance can then be accelerated by setting baseline measures and taking actions to improve results and then resetting the baseline.
Accountability may [...]
The Second Lesson: Develop the Blueprint
It’s been almost two months since my last post- two months of political, economic and societal change that few people, if anyone, had an existing blueprint. Values, instincts honed by experience and values, and what an old boss of mine defined as “rat-like cunning” are all on display.
So is planning for change still possible and [...]
The First Lesson: Define the Full Potential
The first principle of the book, Lessons From Private Equity Any Company Can Use is “define the full potential of your company.” As an investor’s objective is increasing the value of the organization (and therefore the equity of their investment) thorough due diligence is critical to reaching an understanding of what exactly is being purchased and what [...]