Why Great Products And No Planning Will Carry A Midsized Firm Only So Far (Before It Crashes)
This business grew to $100 million revenues in 12 years without a business plan, without a budget, and without many meetings. Hard to believe, but true. Yet now they are changing their approach because they can feel themselves losing control.
This Forbes Article is a tribute to the power of a great idea for a business, and importance of what I call “leadership infrastructure”, and weigh in with your comments on Forbes, where I’ll be moderating the discussion.
Tags: business acumen, business planning, leadership infrastructure, mentoring leaders, scaling
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).