Measure and Manage Organisation Performance

In November 2012, I invited Trevor Thompson to speak to the CEO Institute in Melbourne at the Deloitte Private offices about his experiences establishing the Allied Medical Group with Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten and selling it as part of a planned succession. It was an inspiring discussion where he unraveled the 17 key lessons that he learned from his […]

As published in The Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The German Finanzen100 and Accountants Melbourne News THINGS are chugging along nicely. You’ve kept your head above water, maintained customers, made a profit and retained your talented staff. But why settle for good when you can be great? By putting your head down and making some changes, […]

Would you receive best business returns? Over 150 business owners shared their thoughts and opinions in the acorro Business Succession Planning Survey. Key insights just out: • 65% of business owners said that if they sold their business now, they might get a fair price. • 87% of business owners said that if they sold their […]

Chris is an e-tailer of yoga pants for men with a growing following. A unique product with special powers. But as a fast growing market, it won’t be long before the majors crowd him out with colour, style, range, distribution and advertising clout. So, he has a limited window of opportunity within which to define […]

Bo Burlingham | Inc. magazine May 29, 2012 Jim Collins: Be Great Now The leadership expert sits down with Inc. editor-at-large Bo Burlingham to talk about what makes great companies tick. Over the course of nearly 25 years and four best-selling books, Jim Collins has set out to systematically unlock the mystery of what makes […]

In 2014, acorro was engaged by the Federal Government to conduct Succession Planning training across Victoria to over 150 businesses ranging in size from $1.5m to $150m. It was very well received and accordingly, I share below an extract of that Entrepreneurs Program Sponsored presentations delivered by acorro. [download id=”13″] This attachment is the acorro Succession […]

Over 150 business owners shared their thoughts and opinions in the acorro Business Succession Planning Survey. Key insights just out: • 65% of business owners said that if they sold their business now, they might get a fair price. • 87% of business owners said that if they sold their business in three years, they would […]

Over 100 businesses have completed the acorro Business Succession survey. If you haven’t yet, and would like the survey report, please complete the survey here. When asked, “If you were to sell out of your business, who would be most likely to buy it? (Tick the most likely)”, respondents reported that direct competitors or similar businesses would […]

In 2014, acorro was engaged by the Federal Government to conduct Succession Planning training across Victoria to over 150 businesses ranging in size from $1.5m to $150m. It was very well received and accordingly, I share below an extract of that Entrepreneurs Program Sponsored presentations delivered by acorro. [download id=”13″] This attachment is the acorro Succession […]

Extract of an article by Leon Gettler in Business Spectator titled: Sharpening the productivity tools Lombard Paper, the outfit that supplies paper cups, catering products and AFL supporter gear around the country, adopted DIFOT (delivered in-full, on-time) as a management tool measuring customer service. It looked at every order that went out and assessed how […]