by Pamela Dennis | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog, Business Interest Protection, creating options, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Mindsets, power of mindsets, Retirement, Selling a Business, Transferring ownership, Values
Selfish, Self-less, Self Centered or ….? She wanted to help her son by ‘gifting’ her company of 20+ years to him but worried he wouldn’t recognize and value what it took to build it. Did she owe herself anything? She was fiercely loyal to and appreciative of...
by Pamela Dennis | Aug 22, 2018 | Agility, Blog, Business Interest Protection, Change Adaptability, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Merger & Acquisition, Merger Integration Planning, Organizational Health, Planning, Profitability, Protecting a Business, Selling a Business, Setting Direction, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Transferring ownership, Transitions, Values, Vision
Until my newest car, I always drove a five speed standard transmission vehicle. I liked its responsiveness in variable driving conditions. I believed I was more in control of my car, and I liked the feel and sound of the increasing revs as I shifted. I also believed I...
by Pamela Dennis | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Business Interest Protection, Change Adaptability, Encore, Futures, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Planning, Protecting a Business, Retirement, Selling a Business, Setting Direction, Start-Ups, Strategy, Transitions, Values, Visioning
Vision, mission, values, purpose — Huh? Too many leaders get sucked into endless word-smith battles about this set of words. Instead, what emerging and transitioning companies — as well as exit-planning business owners — need is a set of...
by Pamela Dennis | Mar 2, 2018 | Agility, Blog, Business Interest Protection, Car Love Affairs, Change Adaptability, Core Capabilities, cost of growth, Engagement, Entrepreneurs, Futures, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Profitability, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Transitions, Trust
Big audacious goals? Huge opportunities? Poised for take-off? You’ve got the market winds behind you and a product or service offering like nobody else’s. What’s to worry about? My thirty years’ consulting experience tells me that successful executives do worry, and...
by Pamela Dennis | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog, Business Interest Protection, Costs, Futures, Guarding Assets in a Sale, Planning, Protecting a Business, Selling a Business, Transferring ownership, Transitions
Auto seatbelts have been around for over a seventy-five years. Remember those two-point lap belts in the fifties? Seatbelt installation wasn’t required in US cars until 1966. By 1981, only 11 percent of US drivers used them. It wasn’t until 1989 that most states...