Strategic Innovation EngineA Smart Path To +1X, 2X, 3X EBITDA (or more) For Your BusinessFounders who would like the option to sell their business someday want to attract premium offers rather than average or discounted offers…3 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineVisionary Inspiration vs. Intentional InnovationIn 2015 when I read Traction by Gino Wickman, I awakened to a reality that would change my career trajectory: I am a visionary. This…3 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineThe High Cost of Self-ImplementationI finally quit golf. After 20 years of frustration trying to teach myself the game, I hung up the clubs.5 min read·Apr 8, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineFounder-Dependence is a Two-sided CoinFounders who want to sell their business at a premium face the challenge of founder dependence. The potential buyer worries, “What happens…4 min read·Mar 26, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineInnovate or Stagnate: The Critical Path for Midmarket Value GrowthStartup companies innovate — or they die. Fortune 500 companies have entire innovation teams. In between startups and enterprise companies…5 min read·Mar 25, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineThe Measurable Difference Between an Innovative Company vs. a Company with an Innovative Founder“Most companies have a creative founder. The challenge, however, is to become an innovative company, rather than a company dependent on an…4 min read·Mar 11, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineFour Ways Innovation Increases Business ValuationWhether you want to maximize the multiple on your company as you prepare for a great exit or simply want to increase the profitability of…4 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineWhat’s On Your Company’s Innovation Wall?If you had a wall in your business that featured all of the new innovations you had rolled out over the previous five years, what would be…3 min read·Feb 19, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineIs Your Business Flat or Three-Dimensional?Many businesses focus resources on Delivery, neglecting Discovery and Development. As a result, they limp along with flatline growth as a…3 min read·Feb 12, 2024----
Strategic Innovation EngineThe Missing Role in Most Accountability Charts®There is a missing person on most Accountability Charts®(1). That missing person is your Ideal Client. When you forget Ideal Clients and…4 min read·Feb 5, 2024----