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Can you 10X Revenue From Existing Clients? FORMULA + SCORECARD
"How do you 10X revenue from a single client in less than 2 years?" ($1M to $11M) I asked this... ...of a client while discussing recent...
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Back to Basics - Biz isn't Growing? It's 2 of 3 things
This bears repeating! No single #GTM will likely solve for ❌'s next to the other two (see the 90 sec video). 🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩 (1)...
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Why and How I Do What I Do
You're a #CEO, #COO, #CRO, #GM, #President. You've got a LOT on your plate. Easily put: ... aggressive goals... ... with resource...
Apr 18, 20242 min read


3 Sales Basics Still Stunting REVENUE GROWTH in Mature Orgs
$10's Million on the table. Happening in many orgs. #Revenue covers all sins. But when it plateaus... ....I'm brought in and... ...a...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Avoid (or undoing) the Top 7 Causes of M&A FAILURE
7 avoidable M&A self-inflicted wounds. Research shows over 50% of M&A deals fail to... ...create the value intended. 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 M&A...
Apr 16, 20241 min read


Looking for 4 More CEOs to Include in my Q2 Growth Strategy (x)formation Program
A pragmatic, methodical approach to planning growth in #Revenue, #Profit and ultimately #Valuation. It exists. → It's not a magic wand. →...
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Do You Want to Do it the Hard Way or The Harder Way?
We can do this the hard way. Or you can have it the harder way. Organizations will plateau. Decades of research show the most common...
Apr 11, 20241 min read


Growth Levers
It's an absurd question. To maximize #Revenue #Growth, if you could pick only 1 of the following... ...and improve it by X% which of...
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Q1 vs Q2
Didn't hit Q1 numbers? A bit soft or a big gap? How do you plan to hit Q2 and beyond? If you didn't hit Q1, was it... • Execution? ...
Apr 9, 20241 min read


The Value of Having The End in Mind
"We're going to sell this thing for $1B in 2 1/2 years" He was wrong. It only took 2 years. It was more than $1B. I was talking to the...
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Why Don't You Have a Sparring Partner?
You need a sparring partner. What I mean is this... Yesterday, I watched a complete rockstar make a 180 in strategy they had been close...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


What it Feels Like to Clear the Path for Revenue, Profit, Predictability
You come in stressed. Overwhelmed. The firehose of competing demands and... ...fire drills, distracting you from what's important. What's...
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Top 4 Reasons for Stalled Revenue Growth
Growth stalled after years of acceleration? Research* points to 4 primary causes... ...within management's control. __________________...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Simple Questions - Crucial Answers
What does it mean to win? Really, what game is your organization playing? Why? On what time frame? How do you intend to win? What...
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Stalking The Impossible
"it's not possible." Revenue goal. Profitability goal. Whatever goal. As soon as I hear this, I get excited. I'm wired to prove people...
Mar 27, 20242 min read


Go and See at the Actual Place
'I was in 50 sales meetings in 30 days.' This was the answer I got from a new #CRO. The question I asked was: → You've been here 45 days,...
Mar 26, 20242 min read


The Cost of Executive Transplant Rejection and Failure
Executive Transplant Rejection & Failure We've all seen it. A perfectly great exec fails... ...after joining a new organization. Like...
Mar 25, 20241 min read


Simplicity
The #Superpower of #SuperAccelerators is #Simplicity Give me 30 sec to explain... (This is all based upon Heidrick & Struggles research)...
Mar 23, 20241 min read


Hitting Plateaus?Maybe you need a Private Equity Playbook (without the private equity)
"We're in Private Equity mode" I've heard this statement too many times. Those saying it usually mean the biz is... → Cutting cost to the...
Mar 22, 20241 min read


The Wise Exec Knows How Little They Know
"The only reason we're in this spot is my own incompetence." This is a quote from... ...one of my clients. We were at breakfast...
Mar 5, 20241 min read
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