FEI Silicon Valley hosts Mighty Event
Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Palo Alto, CA. Financial Executives International hosts a Mighty Event
For an executive team, the excitement of leading a steadily or rapidly growing midsized firm can be exhilarating – that is, until growth grinds down to a halt. In this presentation, Robert Sher explores based on his years of research on more than 100 companies how seven silent growth killers have derailed midsized firms. He then shows how executives can overcome or avoid them altogether.
Silent growth killers are hard-to-detect pitfalls that drain momentum and energy, stop growth and sometimes put a firm out of business. The impact of the growth killers is unique to midsized companies. Small, venture-funded companies don’t typically suffer from them, and while they do strike big companies, they typically have the financial and managerial strength to survive them.
Illustrating the seven silent growth killers through real examples, Robert explains how CEOs and other leaders can protect their companies from them or avoid them altogether.
You will learn:
- Why the seven silent growth killers are much bigger risks for midsized companies
- How to identify the growth killers early
- Ways to survive them with tried-and-true methods
- How to steer clear of the killers altogether
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Time: 5:30 – 8:30pm
Location: Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club
Agenda: Make it Mighty Presentation
This is a closed session for members of FEI only. If you’d like to be included or join another Mighty Midsized Companies Event, please email Jan Dare Brown at JDare.Brown@ceotoceo.biz and she’ll contact you.
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).