by Pamela Dennis | Apr 16, 2020 | Agility, ambiguity, Blog, Business Discipline, Change Adaptability, corona virus, Execution Excellence, Futures, Goal Clarity, Leadership, Mindsets, Planning, Strategy, Transitions, Uncertainty, Vision
When ‘What’s Next’ Feels Like a Blind Leap “Planning for After” “Return to Normal” “In the Aftermath” “Get Back to Before” “Open Up the Country” I’ve been trying to guess what comes “after” the Covid 19 crisis. What will a return to normal look like? What will...
by Pamela Dennis | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Business Discipline, Execution Excellence, Goal Clarity, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Planning, Strategy, Time Management, Vision
“Work is getting in the way of thinking.” said a CEO I admire and fret about. And a bright, focused financial advisor wanting to grow her practice recently told me, “I keep putting off making my growth plan while I check off today’s to-do’s, thinking I’ll make time...
by Pamela Dennis | Jul 18, 2019 | Blog, Business Discipline, creating options, Futures, Goal Clarity, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Mindsets, Planning, Selling a Business, Strategy, Transitions, Vision, Visioning
Ever wonder why our best intentions to “keep it simple, stupid” just seem to fail us? I wish life and change were simple. I’m not alone. Many communities: wish for more affordable housing, less traffic congestion, better economic and health outcomes for all...
by Pamela Dennis | May 8, 2019 | Agility, Blog, Business Discipline, Change Adaptability, creating options, Entrepreneurs, Execution Excellence, Goal Clarity, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Merger & Acquisition, Merger Integration Planning, Pivoting Direction, Sailing as a Metaphor, Setting Direction, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Tacking Direction, Transitions
I love to sail. I’ve sailed in familiar places like off the coast of California and around the Caribbean, but also along Croatia, in the Whitsundays in Australia, and the throughout the Pontines (the islands off Naples). I escape from everything when I’m sailing....
by Pamela Dennis | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Buyer Options, Entrepreneurs, Gen X Business Owners, Goal Clarity, Guarding Assets in a Sale, Meeting Goals, Merger & Acquisition, Merger Integration Planning, Planning, Protecting a Business, Retirement, Selling a Business, Transferring ownership, Transitions, Values
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Two wonderful business-owner friends recently completed the sale of their companies. These successful endings had different inspirations and paths. I’m sharing them hoping they instill confidence that,...
