by Jim Schleckser | Oct 23, 2024 | Business, Negotiation
Planning a Breakup Ahead of Time Will Save Everyone a Lot of Pain There’s an adage that partners are great for dancing and playing bridge—but not necessarily for going into business together. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurial ventures launched by more than one...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 17, 2024 | Business, Decision Making, Growth, Talent
One of the first pieces of career advice I received was that my career growth potential was closely tied to the company’s growth rate. In other words, if I wanted to advance within the organization, I needed to make sure the company was growing quickly enough to...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 3, 2024 | Business, Culture, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Growth, Strategy
Many leaders are concerned about the impact of government regulations on their businesses. They view government-imposed rules as the biggest obstacle to their company’s growth. But I’d like to challenge that notion. Entrepreneurial leaders shouldn’t...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 13, 2024 | Business, Culture, Decision Making, Strategy
When it comes to executing strategy, the research is conclusive: it’s successful only about 50% of the time. This means that the time and effort you and your team invested in crafting that innovative growth strategy often either fell short in execution or failed...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 30, 2024 | Acquisitions, Business, Management
I recently spoke with a fellow CEO about an opportunity he was given to buy back equity in his company from a few outside investors. The question my CEO friend kept coming back to again and again was whether it was a wise decision or not to invest in your own...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 9, 2024 | Business, Culture, Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership
We’ve all encountered someone we love working for or with. This person seems to possess an exceptional ability to rally the team and inspire everyone to bring their best effort to the office or any other setting. It’s as if they have a magnetic personality...