What interesting times we live in. Not since the late 1980s and early 1990s have I seen so many new and cool mountain bikes and components. Back in "the day" (80s/early90s), the industry and product category were replete with artisan builders of … [Continue reading]
Notes From the Field: Burning Daylight on the MTB – 2013
A quick update from the woods: As we head into November, the weather can change any day. At this time of year in Colorado, us bikers are "burning daylight." As a matter of fact, we are expecting colder temperatures and snow later this week. I … [Continue reading]
Best Practices – Financial Transparency with Employees
As a small business or family business executive, do you struggle with how to explain your business results and profitability to your employees? In some cases, it might not be practical (or permissible) to share specifics due to family … [Continue reading]
Why I (Sometimes) Ride Alone
Yes, I admit it. When I ride my mountain bike (MTB), I usually go alone. When the subject comes up in conversation, you should see the looks on peoples' faces. It's almost like, "poor Lynn, I wonder why he doesn't have anyone to ride with?" In … [Continue reading]
Best Practices – Key Performance Indicators
As a member of a Vistage executive group, we routinely present our companies' key performance indicators in our meetings. Key performance indicators, or KPIs, are simply a group of metrics that you can use to predict future business trends, evaluate … [Continue reading]
Christmas Eve 2012 Update
My how time flies. I've been busy at work, but also trying to spin the pedals as often as I can. Fortunately, the weekend weather has generally been cooperative. I've been riding at the nearby park pretty much every weekend with only a small … [Continue reading]
Private Equity…Demystified
A few days ago, I participated in a panel discussion with two other Colorado CEOs for the Denver Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. The panel topic was "Private Equity Demystified." As a post-private-equity-deal CEO, it's interesting … [Continue reading]
Labor Day Weekend 2012. Mission Accomplished.
Well, looks like Labor Day Weekend 2012 is a wrap. We pretty much just hunkered down near home base....holiday weekend travel is reserved strictly for the amateurs - haha! I was able to knock out some projects for the office, do some paperwork here … [Continue reading]
Best Practices – Are You “Present” at Meetings?
In today's Vistage CEO group meeting, we had a good discussion about our fundamental "rules of engagement" in our group. After some deliberation, we boiled it down to four basic rules. After thinking about this after our meeting, I realized that … [Continue reading]