How PE Investors Are Overcoming the “Winner’s Curse”
It’s known as the “winner’s curse.” In private equity investing, it’s when a winning bid to acquire a company exceeds its intrinsic value or worth. It’s a problem that’s been on a dramatic rise...
Author: Greg Andrade
The 3 Types of Managers You Need in an Agile Organization
Recent signs are pointing to a significant trend among many enterprise organizations: they’re trying to become agile organizations. According to a McKinsey survey of more than 2,500 people across company sizes, industries and regions,...
Why Strategy Execution Fails: Some Unsettling Insights
We all know that strategy is crucial to business growth, but strategy ultimately gets you nowhere without proper execution. Unfortunately, that appears to be a problem for many organizations around the world. A few...
A Crucial Negotiating Lesson from the U.S.-China Standoff
In our unquestionably global economy, companies are increasingly sourcing materials and products from international suppliers, and investors are looking overseas for growth opportunities. But building the relationships and establishing the contracts that enable global...
What Companies Can Learn from our Renaming and Rebranding
Recently, after five years of operating under our original name—SpareHire—our company launched a new name and updated brand as Graphite. We didn’t do this because we merged with another company or we needed to...
SpareHire Is Now Graphite
We’re making a big change at SpareHire, and we want you to be the first to know about it. We’ve renamed SpareHire to better reflect who we are and what we do, and we’re...
Fast Advice for Ending Team Conflict
In any organization, there are people with different personalities, talents and tendencies. This is often highly beneficial because different skills, expertise and perspectives are usually needed to tackle all the different challenges a team might...
4 Keys to Turning Data Analytics into Value
There’s a lot of talk about big data and analytics revolutionizing and changing the way we do business, but not everyone is on the same trajectory to see its potentially profound benefits. Recent research...
How Your Best Team Member Can Be Your Weakest Link
A few years ago, Dixie Gillaspie, a consultant and business coach, was explaining the need for cross-training and process documentation when things went horribly wrong. She was addressing a medical management team and was...
The Trend Every Company is Facing: Digital Transformation
It’s one of the biggest global trends in business, but “digital transformation” is more than just the latest buzzword or phrase of the day. It’s a phenomenon that’s enabling entirely new business models and...
