Building a G.R.E.A.T. Company | What is E?

Components of a G.R.E.A.T. Company III E: Entrepreneurial Great companies engage in proactive and creative actions and activities. They focus on cutting costs and thinking about ways to improve efficiency. They create a culture where employees proactively make things...

Building a G.R.E.A.T. Company | What is A?

Components of a G.R.E.A.T. Company IV A: Attitude. While “entrepreneurial” and “generous” speak to this type of attitude, great companies also exhibit plenty of spunk, vim and vigor. They have attitude with a capital A. This may mean going the extra mile for the...

Building a G.R.E.A.T. Company | What is R?

Components of Great Companies II R: Revenue and Reflection Revenues are central to any business. The reason great companies stand out is they generate a lot more revenue than their competition. Revenue can also mean (although not necessarily) that they generate...

Building a G.R.E.A.T. Company | What is G?

Components of Great Companies Now that we have defined a great middle market company, what components make up greatness? They can simply be found in the acronym G.R.E.A.T. G: Generous and Growth. The dictionary defines generous as “liberal in giving or sharing; not...

Building a G.R.E.A.T. Company

    Over the past 30 years of working with CEO’s, business owners, and senior executive teams, I have learned the key components to design and grow great small to mid-sized companies. Follow my posts over the next couple weeks to learn all about how to make...

What’s the Future Worth?

The million-dollar question is this: what, from a business perspective, is being green worth? Will customers be attracted to environmentalism and pay for it? I have watched leadership groups gasp in horror at the thought of being seen as “tree huggers.” As a...