Grenell Email

»

Contact Us

Please Email Tom Walsh  for any questions you may have.

Grenell Twitter

»

Follow Us on Twitter

Follow us on Twitter to get information on Strategic Planning, Exit Strategies, Goal Setting and more.

Facebook

»

Join Us on Facebook

Join our Facebook fan page for updates and business advice.

Articles

»

Personality Testing: After the Hire

Posted by on April 14, 2012

“My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.” – Jack Welch   “If you don’t invest the time to do it correctly today, you will spend more time and money in repairing mistakes [...]

»

9 Steps for Family (and other) Business Succession

The Family Business Center at the University of New Hampshire has put together “Nine Helpful Steps Toward Succession in a Family Owned Business:” You will notice that all of the steps’ major components are “human capital” issues. These steps are valid for family owned business but most are also valid for any closely held business. [...]

»

7 Point Exit Planning Checklist

1. Do you know your exact retirement goals and what it will take in cash to reach them? 2. Do you know how much your business is worth today? 3. Do you know the best way to maximize the income stream generated by your business ownership interest? 4. Do you know how to sell your [...]

»

Personality Testing: Don’t Hire Without It

Posted by on March 7, 2012

“Having the most talented people in each of our businesses is the most important thing. If we don’t, we lose.” –Jack Welch while CEO of GE “If you don’t invest the time to do it correctly today, you will spend more time and money in repairing mistakes tomorrow.” – Don Paullin Would you describe your employees [...]

»

Seven Personality Traits of Top Salespeople

Posted by on February 12, 2012

As a consultant specializing in helping businesses align great people with strategic initiatives, it always intrigues me when smart business leaders ignore or disdain the use of personality assessments as part of their overall talent management strategies. Usually it is because of ignorance as to the value of such tools. When I run across research [...]