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5 Success Factors of High-Growth Companies

11.04.2013 | Categories:

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What separates the also-rans struggling to achieve growth from the masters – those companies and leaders who manage to achieve long-term sustainable growth? What are the practices that can make the difference between merely surviving and achieving extraordinary growth?.

Business Growth is a Balancing Act

By Mark Otto

11.01.2013 | Categories:

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As companies grow and get bigger, most leaders struggle with the need to add structure and process to the business. They become very concerned about “over managing” the organization and creating a bureaucracy. Because most of us know the horrors of working in a rigid and arthritic organization, there is a natural fear of systems, structure, and process.

5 Signs Your Business is Growing Out of Control

By Mark Otto

10.30.2013 | Categories:

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Without proper planning you may find your growth creating an avalanche that buries you in unforeseen problems. Several times a year, there are stories about companies that got themselves into trouble because they “grew too fast.” In hindsight, the insiders in these companies describe the situation using expressions like “out of control” or “total chaos.”

Why Growing Companies Need More Meetings

By Mark Otto

10.18.2013 | Categories:

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In an earlier post I briefly touched on the importance of meetings in growing companies. I realize that meetings are a hot button in most organizations. But I want to provide you with the antidote to those unproductive wastes of time that we’ve all had to suffer through.

Stop the Overwhelm in Growing Companies

By Mark Otto

10.16.2013 | Categories:

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Almost every growing organization complains about not having enough time to get everything done. People feel that they could work 24 hours a day 7 days a week and still fall behind. Everyone feels like they are spinning their wheels, people are stressed, and managers are desperately trying to juggle too many things at once.

Closing the Gap Between What Needs to Get Done and What Actually Gets Done

By Mark Otto

10.14.2013 | Categories:

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As organizations get larger and more complex, turning vision into action becomes more difficult. Making decisions, developing plans, strategies and initiatives is the easy part. But without execution, Big Ideas go nowhere.

Solve Business Growth Problems Once and for All

By Mark Otto

10.11.2013 | Categories:

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In business, problems are inevitable. No company ever sails smoothly to success. But the faster a business grows, the more it seems as though there is only enough time to find a quick fix for every problem that comes up. When an organization is moving fast and dealing with a daily crush of activity and firefighting, it’s sometimes difficult to slow down and address issues that are critical but don’t seem particularly urgent.

Dealing With People Who Aren’t Growing With the Business

By Mark Otto

10.09.2013 | Categories:

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Having the wrong person in the wrong job is one of the most costly and time-consuming mistakes a business can make. Yet this major business blunder is committed over and over again. Just one weak person in a key position can drag down the performance of the entire organization.

How to Stop Communication Breakdowns in Growing Companies

By Mark Otto

10.07.2013 | Categories:

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As a company gets bigger, communication both within and between departments suffers. Ultimately, no one knows what’s going on in other parts of the company. And what was once a well-oiled, integrated machine becomes a company in chaos.

What Are Ineffective Managers Costing You?

By Mark Otto

10.04.2013 | Categories:

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Effective managers are the single most important factor in engaging employees, motivating employees, and building a productive workplace. Yet the lack of managerial depth is a serious problem for growing organizations. A firm’s ability to grow is directly related to its ability to add managerial capacity to support its growth.

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