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This post is the second in our two-part series on executive goal setting. Read part one. The best intentions laid out in January start to unravel once the year hits full speed. Priorities shift. Bandwidth tightens. Decisions start competing for attention. By midyear, the goals that looked clear on paper start to feel harder to […]
As private equity enters 2026, the market is not retrenching — it’s evolving. With longer hold periods, more deliberate exit pathways, and heightened scrutiny from LPs and boards, value creation is increasingly determined inside the portfolio. Across deals, sectors, and fund sizes, one pattern is becoming clear: Leadership quality is becoming both a constraint — […]
This post is the first in a two-part series on executive goal setting. Goal setting is one of the most underused tools available to senior leaders. Many executives move into a new year with broad intentions and a long list of priorities, but very little clarity about what “success” actually looks like. When leaders forgo […]
This post is the final in our three-part series on how leaders can manage performance reviews that strengthen development, clarify expectations, and support organizational performance. Read part one and part two. Not every review ends with good news, like a promotion or a stretch assignment. Sometimes, reviews reveal problems that can’t be ignored. Performance issues […]
This post is the second in a three-part series on how leaders can manage performance reviews that strengthen development, clarify expectations, and support organizational performance. Read part one here. Think paperwork was the hardest part of the performance review? Think again. Most people zero in on the number on the page. It’s human nature. But […]
This post is the first in a three-part series on how leaders can manage performance reviews that strengthen development, clarify expectations, and support organizational performance. Whether you were blindsided by criticism that felt out of the blue or left confused about how to implement the feedback you received, most of us have had a performance […]