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Sam Decker, Chief Marketing Officer, Bazaarvoice

Kirk Dando — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:44:19 +0000

“Kirk was hired to be a coach to our CEO, to the executive team…and really for all our company. He has a knack for seeing company patterns that get them tripped up on their own successes. Knowing Kirk for years, he has the highest integrity and possesses a unique balance of emotional intelligence, strategic foresight, and detail-orientation.”

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Brett Hurt, Founder and CEO, Bazaarvoice

Kirk Dando — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:29:06 +0000

“Kirk is like the “company whisperer”. He interviewed me, our executive team, and many of our managers and directors, and quickly synthesized a key area we were underinvesting in. I was impressed to see him find a blindspot this quickly, and it became a rallying cry for our company. He definitely understands the key challenges you will face as you scale. I was so impressed with Kirk’s work that I asked him to join our Board of Advisors, which I’m glad he accepted.”

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What is "The Business Lifecycle™"?

Kirk Dando — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:53:13 +0000

Part 1 in a Series of 6

The Business Lifecycle™ is a model that enables business leaders to identify the level of performance at which their business is operating and to determine exactly what needs to be done to move that business to the next level.

“The Business Lifecycle™” is based on my and many other’s years of experience and is an approximation of how successful businesses grow and some of the problems (Warning Signs of Success™) they encounter in their efforts to become what I call a mature, financially stable, professionally managed and led business (Level III). From my experience this should be the objective of all growth hungry businesses.

By having a sensitivity and general understanding of the stages of develoment in the Business Lifecycle™ managers will be in a position to predict problems and thereby prepare solutions and coping strategies to help the company go to the next level before a crisis gets out of hand.

Companies tend to pass through a series of predictable developmental phases as they mature. Transitions between these phases do not always occur naturally or smoothly, regardless of the strength or expertise of top management.

Every organization and its component… Read More >

Welcome to The Warning Signs of Success™

Kirk Dando — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:45:21 +0000

My hope is this blog will become a must-read guide for you and other business executives who are absolutely committed to growing and developing their businesses, themselves and their next generation of leaders. It is a distillation of more than 20 years of my hands-on experience including:

Serving as CFO/COO for a business we quickly grew to over $1 billion dollars in annual revenues and eventually sold,
Personally interviewing thousands of business executives about how they grew their businesses and the difficulties they faced,
Spending years in one-on-one meetings with hundreds of CEO’s, counseling them on issues they could not share with anyone else,
Sitting on and chairing several high-profile boards of directors,
Learning from my own successes that grew out of BIG and PAINFUL failures
Building a thriving coaching practice focused on helping business leaders take their company and themselves to the next level, and
Reading everything I could get my hands on about business growth and successful leadership.

My goal is to help you maintain (or rekindle) the excitement and optimism for passionately pursuing your dream and make a difference in your business and the lives of those you impact in your professional career.

The Warning Signs… Read More >

Neel White, CEO, White Construction

Kirk Dando — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:28:42 +0000

"With growth in our company, we realized we needed a change in our management and organizational capabilities..." Neel White President, White Construction Other Posts You Might Be Interested In Reading:

Jim Susman, Principal, Susman Tisdale Gayle

Kirk Dando — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:26:43 +0000

"A born skeptic, particularly of 'management consultants,' I have had to set my skepticism aside with respect to Kirk..." Jim Susman Principal, Susman Tisdale Gayle Other Posts You Might Be Interested In Reading:

Lawrence A. Waks, Partner, Jackson Walker. L.L.P.

Kirk Dando — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:24:22 +0000

"In a young venture's rush to achieve success the focus is often, understandably, exclusively on funding..." Lawrence A. Waks Partner, Jackson Walker. L.L.P. Other Posts You Might Be Interested In Reading:

John M. Campbell, III, Vice President, H-E-B Central Market

Kirk Dando — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:21:51 +0000

"I've worked closely with Kirk Dando since July of 1999, and it's been a wild ride!! After growing to three units..." John M. Campbell, III Vice President, H-E-B Central Market Other Posts You Might Be Interested In Reading:

Rocky Turner, Founder/President, LPR

Kirk Dando — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:19:11 +0000

"We first began working with Kirk Dando at Dando Advisors in July of 1997. His coaching has had a tremendous..." Rocky Turner Founder/President, LPR Other Posts You Might Be Interested In Reading:

Royce Glader, Founder & CEO, Merit

Kirk Dando — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:17:30 +0000

"They helped me be more productive in my interactions with our board, helped us develop a strategic plan..." Royce Glader Founder & CEO, Merit Other Posts You Might Be Interested In Reading: