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🔍 Breaking Into Private Equity-Backed Leadership: Pillars for Success 🚀 Transitioning into a #PrivateEquity-backed leadership role? Success hinges on understanding PE sponsors and adapting to their unique expectations. In this article, Frédéric Mathieu, co-founder and managing partner of Facta Partners, shares his journey and the three pillars of success in PE-backed environments. Read on to find out: 📊 The three pillars of success in the PE-backed world: Clear Expectations, Resource Utilization, and Predictability and Transparency 🧭 Navigating the shift into PE from other asset classes, including adapting to PE-backed governance styles like operator vs. financier-led models 💼 Securing your first private equity-backed leadership role Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eXsj68_N #Leadership #CareerGrowth

Nice article from McKinsey & Company about the key qualities of CEO’s that drive PE portfolio performance including talent management, focus on performance metrics, strategic leadership and ability to quickly make decisions to drive performance within PE hold periods. I find that CEO’s with restructuring backgrounds have the ability to analyze situations and make fast decisions. I also see digital transformation as a critical element to value enhancement, which adds considerable complexity to the EBITDA maximization plan and often is a major blind spot for many leadership teams.

🚀 Unlock the Secret to PE Success with CEO Alpha! 🌟 McKinsey's latest reveals how elite CEOs fuel 9% higher returns. 📈 Great article with lots of interesting takeaways, particularly the following three: Mastering the art of execution. 🎯 Navigating shifts with agility. 🔄 Building powerhouse teams. 🧲 🔍 Grasp how top CEOs are reshaping the PE landscape. Visit the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e7DJZAht. #PrivateEquity #PrivateEquityFunds #PrivateEquityFirms #Leadership #InvestmentExcellence #CEOAlpha

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👋 Caught a Harvard Business Review IdeaCast episode and had to share! Curt Nickisch and Ted Bililies discussed a big shift in private equity: it's all about investing in people now. ➡ Loved this point: “Leadership is a collective sport.” It's all about team growth. This is where we at Pinsight excel – empowering leaders and teams through succession planning and talent development. ❓ In line with this thought, how do you see the role of leadership evolving in today's business environment, especially concerning team growth and development? Are you observing similar shifts in how companies invest in their people? Eager to read your thoughts and experiences in the comments! Also, feel free to explore our Virtual Leadership Assessment & Development Platform at www.pinsight.com for more insights. #LeadershipGoals #talentdevelopment #successionplanning #HBR #IdeaCast #Pinsight

The Alexander Group Private Equity Insiders Council recently met to discuss different strategic levers that power go-to-market value creation initiatives. Learn how to unlock growth potential by nurturing talent and the key imperatives for portfolio companies to leverage go-to-market growth drivers for valuation improvement. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gAiQmHiz #PrivateEquity #PE #ValueCreation #GoToMarket #Leadership

6 Leadership Failure Points of #PrivateEquity Investments that slow or minimize value creation and extend hold times. Failure Point 1. Leaders fail to assume an ownership mentality, fail to adopt a bias for action and fail to change the legacy decision-making, cadence, accountability and behaviors to match the needs and timeline of the exit strategy. Failure Point 2. Leaders fail to anticipate business or market movements and act reactively or with tunnel vision. Failure Point 3. Leaders fail to identify needed changes and/or fail to make the hard, upfront decisions about how and what to realign and lack the organizational reallocation agility to adjust as assumptions (inevitably) change. Failure Point 4. Leaders lack a shared conviction around the investment thesis and / or understanding of how the individual parts impact value creation. Failure Point 5. Lack of coordination of day-to-day decisions and operations around the investment thesis leads to conflicting viewpoints, misaligned workflows, low engagement and too many priorities. Failure Point 6. Stakeholder misalignment between the PE deal team, operating partners, CEO and leadership team causes lack of focus and ultimately the thesis to go off-track. The take ahome: #CFOs (especially) and #portfolio leaders often need to radically adjust their mindset, tools and strategies to succeed. Sometimes the lift is too great, which is why PE often changes out leadership. You can find more thoughts like this in the PE & CFO Report: https://lnkd.in/gM9jzqF4 And more about how to overcome these challenges at PE-Xcelerate: https://lnkd.in/d8U83URr ➡ We are now enrolling participants in our second 5-week virtual Private Equity Accelerator Program with cohorts for CFOs and Finance #2s which starts on January 23rd. Registration will be capped at first 15 registrants.  You can reserve a spot and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gy9JpgxR ➡ We're also reserving 5-week slots into 2024 for our Portco PE Immersion Accelerator, which takes the entire portco (as selected by the CEO and CHRO) through a 5-week virtual course to fast-forward change management to a high performing PE Environment. You can reserve a time slot and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gzsGdrzy

In a recent discussion, we delved into the critical filters necessary when seeking investors. It's not just about the money; it's about finding the right fit in terms of culture, network, and shared vision. But how do you navigate this landscape effectively? Join Robert Manasier to uncover the key strategies for vetting investors and ensuring a partnership that aligns with your goals. #Investment #StartupStrategy #Partnerships https://lnkd.in/eaDer4ZM

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR LEADERS - TQM Leaders at all levels benefit from understanding Total Quality Management (TQM) for several reasons: 1. **Strategic Alignment: TQM emphasizes aligning organizational goals with customer needs and expectations. Leaders need to understand how TQM principles can be integrated into strategic planning processes to ensure the entire organization is focused on delivering quality products or services. #tqmmasterclass #training #leadership #tanztrust More: https://lnkd.in/dGHE9qaa

We had the pleasure of meeting Steven Bartlett last week and asked him to share insights about his second in command. Steven was incredibly friendly and candid about his No2, praising their partnership and highlighting their differences! 🎥 You can see what he had to say in the short video below: https://lnkd.in/eEh2a3AC #StevenBartlett #SecondInCommand #Leadership #BusinessInsights #COO #CEO