sheon-karol, Author at Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:29:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Should you really sell your company? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20220906-should-you-really-sell-your-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220906-should-you-really-sell-your-company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20220906-should-you-really-sell-your-company/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:55:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43357 In the business version of “Groundhog Day,” every day I watch as successful business owners sell their businesses for less than they are worth. It is time that entrepreneurs learn a dirty little M&A secret: Very few middle market sellers...

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3 things leaders must do to seize opportunity in a post-pandemic economy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20200715-post-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200715-post-pandemic https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20200715-post-pandemic/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:40:38 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=35935 “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic,” wrote Peter Drucker, revered as the father of modern management.   Using logic based on the new economic realities, I would like to...

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Preserving business value during the Economic Reckoning https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20200421-preserve-business-value/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200421-preserve-business-value https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20200421-preserve-business-value/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=34672 We are living in a period of uncertainty, anxiety and loss of control. The last few weeks have seen unprecedented deterioration of wealth in the public markets. As investment bankers to the middle market, we anticipate that this period will...

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“Re-risk or de-risk”: A liberating decision-making strategy for entrepreneurs https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/risk-management/20200122-decision-making-strategy-for-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200122-decision-making-strategy-for-entrepreneurs https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/risk-management/20200122-decision-making-strategy-for-entrepreneurs/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:19:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=33747 Entrepreneurs agonize as to whether they should sell their business. They obsess over timing and value. A desire for liquidity often conflicts with a fear of uselessness if they lose the company that is their “baby.” They may feel helpless...

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