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,...
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...