Why Most Mid-Market Transitions Fail and How to Future-Proof Yours “Only about 30% of family businesses survive into the second generation, and just 12% make it to the third.” — PwC Family Business Survey 2023 [1] For mid-market companies—those between $30 million and…
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Scaling-Up Is Not Accidental: What Separates Mid-Sized Businesses That Plateau From Those That Grow
“What got us here won’t get us there.” It’s more than a cliché – it’s the mindset and organizational maturity that separates mid-sized companies that continue to grow from those that plateau. The Need For Enterprise-Wide Maturity Successful mid-sized companies,…
Thankful…. For a Punch in the Face…
It’s that time of year again when we begin to feel a little nostalgic about where we’ve come from, where we are, and where we’re headed. As our team here at Chris Flickinger Performance Mindset and Development prepares to wind down 2022… working on our OWN North…
Is Teachership the New Leadership?
Two indisputable facts: If you’re a leader, you’re a teacher – whether or not you realize it. Great leaders are great readers. How many books did you read this month? How about this year? Did you know that the top CEOs in the US read on average 4 books a month?…
Is There a Right Way to Fight with my Coworkers? Oh Yes.
When it comes to relationships, conflict is inevitable – at home and especially with the people we work with. But these “fights” don’t have to be negative. Psychologists studying the workplace are finding that coworkers can disagree — and, yes,…
7 Fast-Tracking Skills for Becoming a More Effective Executive
What are the seven skills every executive needs to develop to improve their leadership?
Human First, Employee Second: 7 Random Acts of Kind Leadership
“I try to remember that my team members are people. I always remember human first, employee second.” One of my amazing clients said these incredible words. Get this. 60% of CEOs believe that their organizations are empathetic. While just 24% of the employees in these…
Stop the “Life Balance” Thing
“I get asked about work-life balance all the time. And my view is, that’s a debilitating phrase because it implies there’s a strict trade-off” – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos So, great leaders DON’T have work life balance? …
Manager & Leader Mindset. Having a Balance of Both is the Catalyst for Growth.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” So, was MLK a good leader or a good manager? If 2020 taught us anything, it is…



