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28 Jul

Growing Bigger and Better: Managing the TOP 10 Risk Factors

by Lee J. Colan

 

Over the past 25 years, we have observed recurring challenges for growing companies that we call Risk Factors. Understanding how these risks may apply to your business and proactively managing them will help you sustain growth.

The 10 Risk Factors apply to growth companies in varying degrees. Generally, the risk factors are MORE prevalent in younger companies with higher growth rates. Risk Factors are LESS prevalent in mature companies with lower growth rates.

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14 Jul

Leading Change: A Real World Story

by Lee J. Colan

Featrued in Smart Business cover story

Here are some highlights of how we helped this client build an engaging culture while they experienced 100% annualized growth for 5 straight years.

Survivor, Real World, Fear Factor, The Bachelor.

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07 Jul

Leading the Way Through Tough Times: The Power of Assumptions

by Lee J. Colan

 

Leading a company during a slowing economy has plenty of challenges:
What should you change, stop or continue doing?  Organizational change is just a concept.  Organizations do not change - individuals change.  If enough individuals change then you start to reap the benefits of organizational change.  Therefore, this report addresses common vs. effective responses to tough times.

POWER OF ASSUMPTIONS MODEL

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30 Jun

INDIGESTION vs. INTEGRATION: Realizing the Promise of a Merger through Effective Human Capital Strategies

by Lee J. Colan

 

With global Merger/Acquisition (M/A) activity topping $3 trillion,  less than 50% of M/As meet expected performance.  In today’s economy, the primary drivers for M/As are to:

  • increase market share,

  • access new markets and

  • achieve competitive size.

From a dotcom perspective, Internet companies grow 12 times faster and they tend to acquire other companies earlier in their life cycles than traditional companies.

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23 Jun

Top 10 Employee Selection Mistakes... and Solutions

by Lee J. Colan

Selecting the right people is a critical leadership lever that drives growth. Employee selection is the ultimate pay-me-now or pay-me-later leadership proposition. Do it effectively now and reap the benefits of a high-performing team later. Do it fast and cheap now, and pay the price later of increased turnover, underperforming teams, a diluted culture and drain on managerial time.

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16 Jun

Straight Talk about Communication

by Lee J. Colan

What’s the one thing we do more than anything else, but typically do it less effectively than anything else? Communicate.

Virtually every leader with whom I have ever spoken, regardless of the team’s size or maturity, acknowledged the need to improve communication. Here are some reasons to pay attention to your communication:

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22 Jan

Coaching

by Lee J. Colan, Ph.D.

Here is an excerpt from Lee’s book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results.

day 4: Coaching

At one time, Andrew Carnegie was the wealthiest man in America. He came to America from his native Scotland when he was a small boy, did a variety of odd jobs, and eventually ended up as the largest steel manufacturer in the United States. At one time, he had 43 millionaires working for him. In those days, a millionaire was a rare person.

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