by Jim Schleckser | Oct 26, 2016 | Acquisitions
Make Your Moves With The Future In Mind To get the best value when selling your business, keep your focus on building a great business, serving your clients, growing your revenue and profits and exit will take care of itself. Many of the CEOs and leadership teams I...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 30, 2016 | Business
Til Death (of the Business) Do You Part Business partnerships fail frequently. But we can learn from how people in good marriages manage their relationships to improve the odds. Starting a business is no small endeavor, especially if you’re doing it alone....
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 28, 2016 | Talent
No Need to Beat Around the Buse There is a single question that you can use to assess whether candidates understand the job and if they are A or C players. The secret to hiring your next great employee might come down to how someone answers a single question. And you...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 19, 2016 | Acquisitions, Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Growth
Entrepreneurs regularly ask whether or not they should sell their company to a private-equity firm and is it a victory or a defeat when they do. It depends. If you own a company, you’ve probably received a call or a letter from a private-equity firm. You may...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 11, 2016 | Business
K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simple, Stupid) When it comes to communicating about your strategy with your organization, and ensuring you don’t overthink it, the phrase to remember is: keep it short and sweet. Everyone who runs a successful business believes that they have...
