How to Hire Effectively for Portfolio Companies or for Portfolio Ops

Hiring in PE is a lengthy and typically inefficient exercise – lengthy processes, endless debates, misaligned expectations from different interviewers. And despite all that effort, many firms still miss on critical hires. The core issue is not lack of rigor. It’s misplaced rigor.  Also, most hiring failures don’t come from a…  Read More >

CROs Make Exceptional CEOs

In software, many of the most effective chief executives come from sales. A strong CRO masters two of the hardest disciplines in business: Top-line growth – driving predictable, capital-efficient revenue P&L ownership – running organizations grounded in unit economics, margins, EBITDA and return on capital The best CROs already operate…  Read More >

Building Teams: Creating a Successful Organizational Culture

A couple of years ago I wrote “What is a Company Culture and why CEOs must care?“.  There I mentioned that there is no universal definition of an organizational culture.  But how can we then define culture? Let’s start with Wikipedia – Wikipedia defines Organizational Culture as follows: a company culture is…  Read More >

Category: CEO/ Leadership

Leading Teams: Adaptive & Situational Servant Leadership

A lot of folks in the business world have senior titles but don’t understand how to lead. There is a difference between managing people and actually being a true leader. Many managers are task-masters who know how to control and crack the whip, not how to lead. Dwight D. Eisenhower,…  Read More >

Category: CEO/ Leadership

Definition of Leadership

There are many definitions – I thought a while and wanted to jot this down for myself to have clarity: ——— “Leadership is inspiring others to execute the mission and move toward a shared vision, guiding them with integrity, clarity, and purpose so that your people can achieve their best.…  Read More >

Definition of Success

Random post and just noting this for myself (after reading a few books and seeing how others defined success). The rumination made me realize I should write down mine. After thinking about it for a few days, I realized mine is a bit different from the definitions I’ve come across,…  Read More >