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How to protect the pricing power you’ve created

Originally published on Forbes.com When asked about pricing power, most commercial leaders seem to resonate with Warren Buffett’s famous quote about having the ability to raise prices …

The 6 stages of negotiation emotion

There are the 5 stages of grief. There are 5 levels in the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. There are Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development (forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning…

How to build and protect your pricing power

Originally published on Forbes.com It’s widely understood that a small price change can drive exponential return in profits. But as I’ve interviewed founders and CXOs about their strategies,…

Pent up demand gets the PE flywheel running again

Polish up your value creation toolkit – the 2023 freeze in private equity deal activity is about to thaw.All businesses, from startups to MM to the F500, operate with a business model flywheel. In …

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