Tag Archives: Employee Ownership

Ownership Mind: A Prerequisite for Equity Owning

October 5th, 2015

There is an old fashion idea that one “should dress for the position that you want.”  If you want to be a bank executive, you should wear a suit and tie even if your current role does not require it.  Not sure this reference is totally relevant… Continue reading →

We’re In Seed-Stage Boom, Not a Series A Crunch

April 6th, 2014

Two related trends in venture capital investing have been getting attention for the last few years. The first is the growth in angel investing, particularly after the crowd-funding provisions of the JOBS Act. The second is the “Series A crunch” where many companies that receive… Continue reading →

Ideal business financing for growing, profitable companies in 100 posts or less?

January 12th, 2014

“Teach what you want to learn” is the theme with which I started this blog in April 2012.  Since then, I have written 100 posts — which means I’ve learned for myself and shared what I’ve learned under several themes: Business financing and venture capital… Continue reading →

Great Business Partners Give You Keys to Success

December 15th, 2013

Business grows through partnerships — sometimes just for a brief transaction and sometimes for life.  Despite the false cliche that “nice guys finish last,” my experience has been that being able to forge good partnerships forges keys to long-term success.  This is because very little… Continue reading →

Best Way of Giving Thanks — Make It Personal

November 25th, 2013

Giving thanks — and the power of making it personal — came across clearly in a recent article in Fortune magazine about Yum Brands.  They don’t allow managers just to give plaques or gifts — everything must have a personal note on it, or along… Continue reading →

Phantom Stock, Shadow Stock, or Virtual Stock — Employee Ownership (a series)

August 14th, 2013

An employee who “thinks like an owner” is the Holy Grail — having employees for owners — as we have discussed in other posts.  Therefore, I have been writing a series of posts about tools that owners can use to assist employees to think like… Continue reading →

Restricted Stock Good Alternative to Stock Options — Employee Ownership (a series)

January 17th, 2013

Providing employees an opportunity to have ownership in your company can be a great tool to get alignment with the employees.  Restricted stock is one other tool to reach the Holy Grail of having employees who think like owners [December 9, 2012].  As I wrote… Continue reading →

Quest for the Holy Grail of Employees Who Think Like Owners — Employee Ownership (a series)

December 9th, 2012

When a company owner says an employee “thinks like an owner”, the phrase is conveying an extremely high sense of appreciation and gratitude.  Employees like that are the Holy Grail for owners.   Not that all thinking by owners is holy, far from it :),… Continue reading →

Survival of the Social-Collaboratist

April 23rd, 2012

Group social skills have conquered the earth (and will continue), said 82-year old Harvard professor Edward O. Wilson a few days ago at a talk I attended through the Long Now Foundation. This idea prompts me to think about several implications for businesses and other… Continue reading →