Creating an Organizational Chart with Ownership Thinking in Mind

The concept of “Ownership Thinking” is getting a closer look these days by businesses that are seeking solutions to attract and retain quality staffers in response to the Great Resignation. Founded on Brad Hams’ philosophy of building business wealth, the methodology focuses on instilling a mindset of ownership among employees. It can answer, in part, …

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Benefits and Strategies for Transferring Ownership to an Insider

I’ve recently had several clients successfully exit their businesses by transferring to a family member or key employee. Is transferring to an insider a consideration for you? The benefits are many. Most important is that this choice gives you a great deal of control over the exit process and therefore your ability to define your …

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Working Genius – Where Might Yours be Hiding?

Patrick Lencioni, author and creator of The Six Types of Working Genius, has identified six gifts, or talents, which are innate to individuals, regardless of their level of training or the positions they hold in a company. He refers to these as “Working Genius” qualities that all businesses need and maintains that, without them, a company …

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Case Study: Employee Retention Issues and Solutions

Employees are appreciating assets and a stable workforce is typically the #1 business value driver. Many companies are currently faced with this reality, challenged with retaining their existing workforce and attracting qualified workers to fill vacated positions. As the Great Resignation illustrates, the workforce as a whole is shifting. Workers’ priorities and real needs have …

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Don’t Overlook the Value of a Real Budget

It’s an essential element of business: preparing an annual budget enables you to evaluate your spending, anticipate future needs, and stay on top of profits and cash flow. It is also a time-consuming task that many business owners dread and postpone. The value of a data-based, dynamic, working budget can mean the difference in whether …

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Value Drivers Are Key to a Successful Exit – Wrapping Up the Top Ten

After completing assessments and documentation, choosing her exit date, and working with me to develop an exit strategy, one of my clients is now in the process of executing that strategy. Her primary focus at this stage is on evaluating and optimizing the performance of the value drivers that impact her business. Enhancing performance in …

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Assessing Value Drivers for a Successful Exit

My recent blog, Prioritizing Value Drivers in Your Exit Strategy, reviewed the general process of developing an exit plan and beginning to execute that strategy. The process involves optimizing your company’s value drivers – business systems that generate either recurring revenue or financial efficiencies from an established, growing customer base and those internally controlled activities, …

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Prioritizing Value Drivers in Your Exit Strategy

One of my clients wants to sell her business and retire in 10 years. She completed our online Owner Planning Checklist which got her thinking about next steps. Since then, she has chosen her exit date, thinks she’d like to sell to an outside, third party, and has documented foundational information about her company and …

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Cultivating a Company Culture of Ownership Thinking

The concept of “Ownership Thinking” is founded on Brad Hams’ philosophy and methodology of building business wealth by instilling a mindset of ownership among employees. His Ownership Thinking model is the foundation of his business and book – both by the same name – which guide companies to unleash their potential by providing the training …

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Ownership Thinking

The term “Ownership Thinking” (OT) is likely best known as the title of a book. But it’s also a business, and a mindset. The Denver area business came first, founded by Brad Hams in 1995 after several years of developing the Ownership Thinking model. Its goal was to help businesses unleash their potential by providing …

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