Common pitfalls for high growth business leaders

In short Focus: tie development to the strategic priorities Customise: make your own playbook rather than apply someone else’s Align: too many well-meant initiatives create inertia Experience: engage someone who has actually done it Adapt: no silver bullet, and different people need different styles Intellectual capital: balance skin in the game with objective counsel Commitment: … Continue reading Common pitfalls for high growth business leaders

Five steps to creating an effective Venture Board

In short Purpose: be clear what the board is actually for Scope: advisors plan and decide, they do not do Chair: get the chair and CEO axis right Selection: networks, insight, credibility Dynamics: individual qualities, collective behaviours While there is extensive analysis available on how boards of established companies should operate, especially those in the … Continue reading Five steps to creating an effective Venture Board