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Before it is out of date, I thought it might be useful to highlight the ten key points of this year’s outlook.  This summary also includes my “Surprise Take-Away” at the end, although it is quickly becoming less of a surprise if you are keeping up with the news. 1. Have a healthy skepticism of forecasts [...]

We are pleased to announce that Michael J. Brown has joined CEO Global Network Inc., as the Leader of our Roundtable Executive Forum Group. Michael has more than 15 years of executive leadership experience, having held the positions of General Manager and President at Domino Printing Solutions Inc., and Domino Amjet Inc. With strong management [...]

As we discussed last month, selling a business is a highly emotional and sometimes challenging process for even the most rational and staid entrepreneur. As M&A specialists over the past fifteen years, we have seen every flavour, brand and size of emotion known to man – we’ve seen behaviour that would make Charlie Sheen look grounded and well-adjusted.

We have taken some serious learnings from these collective experiences. At the end of the day, the truth is that almost all sellers go through a process that is a long and emotional rollercoaster ride, so it is critical to establish and maintain a solid mental framework to see a transaction through successfully.

Note: This is the Final Part of a series of guest posts by Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behaviour: for themselves, their people and their teams. He is the million-selling author of many books including What Got You Here Won’t [...]

This is Part 5 of a series of guest posts by Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behaviour: for themselves, their people and their teams. He is the million-selling author of many books including What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – a New York Times Bestseller.

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This week we had the opportunity to be interviewed by Sean Fine of the Globe and Mail for Business Without Borders, a collaborative project exploring the opportunities and challenges for Canadian businesses going global, put together by Canadian Business, Report on Business, the Economist, and HSBC. I sat down with Sean Fine to discuss what [...]

A great example of the kind of CEO thinking that was featured on our September 27th “50 Best Managed Companies” panel. Just this week, Anne Martin, President of United Van Lines, was featured in a fantastic article in the Mississauga Business Times. Here’s what this great article had to say about Anne.

Best in class entrepreneurial companies are either setting the “world on fire” by expanding aggressively into new markets and products or services with passion, drive and zeal – or they are not. But when the their entrepreneurial leaders have stopped growing the business, for whatever reason, in my experience they immediately turn their focus and put the same level of energy, passion and attention into selling the business as they did into building it. They work to understand and drive a well-thought through transaction to completion, and in doing so they extract more value.

Note: This is Part 4 of a series of guest posts by Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behaviour: for themselves, their people and their teams. He is the million-selling author of many books including What Got You Here Won’t Get [...]