Five Leadership Lessons From Private Equity That Can Benefit Any Business hubs.li/Q01CGsjS0 Written by @robhuxtable of @falconplatform

When beginning a new #privateequity-backed executive role, how quickly you can assemble and align your team can make or break your experience. Read on about crucial team-building activities in your first 100 days of a role. privateequitycxo.com/blog_po…

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The recruit call might the most important step in the hiring process. Instead of focusing on the pitch, take a value add approach that focuses on the candidate. Your goals: establish creditability, build trust, act as an advisor (not a recruiter). Give this process a try ⬇️

Fellow headhunters: Have the integrity to kill finalist candidates when you sense the fit isn’t there Each time I tell a finalist I want them to withdraw for their own benefit, the response is always the same: “I’ve never heard a message like this from a recruiter, thank you”

PE will focus on professionalization, systems, processes, etc. For the right employees it can be a real world MBA that can fuel their future. For the wrong employees it will feel like prison. Find a way to attract, develop and retain people who actually want what PE offers

Ares Management Corp. is matching 5% of its net gains from the $3.7 billion Pathfinder fund to cover its AltFinance diversity commitment and pay for foundation activities wsj.com/articles/ares-dips-i…

What does the CFO job look like as we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis? Join FALCON partner Lindsay Guzowski and her guests Nathan McBrayer and Brandon Brown WEDNESDAY MAY 26 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. falconcfo.com/events/pe-afte…

There has been so much discussion about racial and gender diversity at the board level but what about generational diversity? Cindie Jamison of @TractorSupply will discuss how can companies get younger in the boardroom and cater to a younger customer base. spr.ly/6019HNQAf

Riverside is targeting $1.5 billion for its latest microcap private-equity fund to back smaller businesses wsj.com/articles/riverside-t…

FALCON’s Rob Huxtable Explores Behavioral Pitfalls That Can Derail An LBO’s Performance - Smart Business Dealmakers smartbusinessdealmakers.com/…

@FALCONplatform (formerly Integis) has arrived! We will be engineering innovative talent levers custom-built for the private equity-backed, middle market. #privateequity #middlemarket