Do We Have a Leadership Crisis?
A startling 86% of respondents to the Survey on the Global Agenda agree that we have a leadership crisis in the world today. Harvard Business Review: “These results are not…
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Are There Kinder Ways to Lay People Off?
“For some, the ax comes in the form of a summons to a conference room with a supervisor and a staffer from HR. For others, the blow simply lands in…
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What Boards Want In Their Executives
The Wall Street Journal has a good interview with Korn/Ferry International CEO Gary Burnison on what boards want in their executives these days. Key takeaways: “For the boardroom or the…
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Private Equity is Bullish on the Economy
Oil’s slow global demand growth coupled with expanded capacity and increased production in North American as well as OPEC’s recent refusal to cut output has not surprisingly led to the…
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Is Your Buyout Firm Really Top Quartile? Right.
During fundraising, a GP is compelled to say the two magic words: “Top quartile.” GP’s reliance on the traditional, but inaccurate IRR calculation allows for the misclassification of many firms…
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Making Dumb Groups Smart
Cass Sunstein and Reid Hastie write in the Harvard Business Review: “Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groups. As the saying goes, two heads are…
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Management Is Key to Productivity Boost
A recent study conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute found that “well-managed firms have higher productivity, market value, and growth, as well as a greater ability to survive adverse conditions,…
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Does Design Thinking Make Better Businesses?
An interesting piece from Yale Insights: “The one constant in capitalism is that things will always be changing. Industries rise and fall, while the darlings of the business world for…
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Family Offices Show Continued Support for Private Equity
A recent survey conducted by Private Equity International and Montana Capital Partners found that family offices and foundations have increased their allocations to private equity in the past year and…
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What Job Will You Leave Next?
“Some people are lucky enough to find their calling in college, progressing straight up the career ladder their whole working lives. For most of us, the career path looks more…
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