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X-Factor: The Psychology and Tactical Strategy Behind Transformational Leadership in PE

PE-backed CRO Eric Bluhm shares how to drive transformational growth in a portfolio company.

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X-Factor: Becoming a Change Agent in a Private Equity-Backed Environment

PE-backed CFO Jessica Hamilton shares how to execute transformational change while keeping teams aligned.

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X-Factor: Navigating the Private Equity Landscape — Lessons from a First-Time CEO

PE-backed CEO Christian Leard shares his journey from public company leadership to PE and how to make the leap

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From Vision to Scale: Managing the Transition from Founder-Led to Founder Influenced

5 key considerations for leading your next founder-led acquisition to success under private equity ownership

Sponsor Relations

Team Leadership

Behavioral Pitfalls that Can Derail an LBO’s Performance

Sponsors crave break-neck execution in their portfolio company leaders, and the best CEOs deliver.

September 14, 2021 2 min read

Business Management

Team Leadership

Maximize the Value of Your Annual Budget

It is incumbent on the CFO to weigh sponsor expectations against the operational realities of the business.

September 14, 2021 4 min read

PE Landscape

Team Leadership

SURVEY: 94% of Private Equity Professionals Believe ‘Delivery of Management Information’ Key to Portfolio Company CFO Impact

Private equity’s operating pace and change-oriented formula for value creation often leads to a barrage of quick decisions for portfolio company management teams.

September 14, 2021 2 min read

Peer Perspectives

Team Leadership

Repairing Employee-Executive Trust Through Team Events and a New Bonus Plan

Mistrust between the employees and executive team created friction on the most critical path of the investment thesis.

September 14, 2021 5 min read

Career Development

Team Leadership

The Most Revealing Interview Question for Aspiring PE-Backed Executives

Sponsors cannot afford to trust the fate of their investment to a “replacement level” executive.

September 14, 2021 3 min read

PE Landscape

Sponsor Relations

Speaking the Language of Private Equity Sponsors

Mastery of the language often only occurs once a leader has spent time inside an LBO.

September 14, 2021 3 min read