How Do You Create a Professional Development Plan for Employees? Four Points
Situation: A CEO wants to develop employment growth/professional development plans to help individual employees reach their next level of skill and/or responsibility. This includes determining company...
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Situation: A company has a team that built their critical systems some time ago. The CEO is upgrading skills and adding new team members to update these systems to current technology. The challenge is...
View ArticleHow Do You Align Cash Flow with Growth? Eight Points
Situation: A Company is growing faster than its cash flow allows. This concerns the CEO because this growth involves promising technologies and products critical to the company’s future. What can the...
View ArticleHow Do You Plan for Geographic Expansion? Nine Points
Situation: A service company wants to expand its geographic base. It promises a 30-minute in-person response time to clients. It has established deep penetration in its existing market and sees...
View ArticleHow Do You Create Buzz? Six Suggestions
Situation: A company wants to quickly create high profile buzz around a new offering. What have other companies done or seen that could help the company quickly create this type of market presence? How...
View ArticleHow Do You Increase Employee Engagement? Six Suggestions
Situation: A CEO wants to increase employee engagement throughout her family-owned company. Performance is frequently poor, employees sometimes treat each other badly, and employees rarely put out...
View ArticleWhat is the Role and Value of an M&A Consultant? Four Points
Situation: The owners wish to sell a company. One option is an M&A consultant to assist with the sale. The CEO wants to know about others’ experience. What is the role and value of an M&A...
View ArticleHow Do You Position a Company for Value and Growth? Six Points
Situation: A CEO wants to set up her company for long-term growth in value. The business has favorable margins relative to competitors and high cash flow. It is currently single-site but has a good...
View ArticleHow Do You Evaluate Financing Options? Seven Key Points
Situation: A start-up company needs to raise cash to fund the achievement of key milestones. The founders have evaluated private equity, angel, and venture capital financing options. They believe that...
View ArticleHow Do You Improve Your Company’s Website and Internet Presence? Seven...
Situation: A company has not updated their website for some time. As it considers making changes, how can the company optimize their web site for marketing purposes? What have others found to be most...
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