Is rapid growth creating More Problems Than Solutions?

Don’t let hidden organizational challenges derail your momentum.

The faster your business grows, the more critical it becomes to manage the underlying challenges. Identifying and resolving these growing pains now can secure your continued success.

Is your company's Growth Stunted?

AS A LEADER DRIVING GROWTH IN A DYNAMIC COMPANY

You’re achieving growth many only dream of.

Yet, as your company scales, the symptoms of growing pains—inefficiencies, disengagement, and leadership bottlenecks—are becoming impossible to ignore.

Processes are breaking down, communication is getting lost in translation, and the once-clear vision is becoming muddled by the demands of a larger, more complex organization.

If you don’t proactively manage these growing pains, you risk stalling your company’s progress and losing the agility that got you here in the first place.

Is the growth you worked so hard to drive causing more pain than progress?

Your company may be experiencing growing pains

Every organization, regardless of its size or industry, experiences challenges as it grows. These challenges, known as Organizational Growing Pains, are not just minor inconveniences; they are red flags that, if left unaddressed, can hinder your organization’s success and even lead to its decline.

To maintain momentum and ensure sustainable growth, it’s essential to identify and address these growing pains before they escalate.

What’s Hindering your growth potential?

It’s time to take a closer look at your growing organization. Our Organizational Growing Pains Assessment is designed to determine the extent to which these growing pains are present in your business. Use this assessment to pinpoint where your organization is struggling, so you can take proactive steps to strengthen your infrastructure and continue on a path to success.

The cause of organizational growing pains

Organizational growing pains can manifest in various ways—from employees feeling overworked and disconnected, to a lack of clarity in leadership direction, to declining profitability despite increasing revenues. These growing pains are signals that your business’s infrastructure isn’t keeping pace with its growth.

The Road to Sustainable profitability

As you navigate growth, be mindful of these 10 invisible signposts—critical pressure points that could signal potential issues. These signposts can appear in different sequences and at any stage of your business journey and addressing them promptly is key to staying on course.

Meet The Experts

ABOUT PAT ALACQUA

Pat Alacqua is a business growth strategist celebrated for revolutionizing the labor management sector of the tradeshow industry. As the co-founder of Nth Degree, a premier service provider in the tradeshow arena, Pat mastered anticipating organizational development challenges, scaling businesses to enhance annual operating performance, and adeptly navigating transitions and exit strategies to realize value.

Pat’s expertise navigates the company life cycle, from nurturing startups and fueling rapid growth spurts to orchestrating business turnarounds. His foresight, bolstered by methodical thinking and strategic planning, enables crafting of comprehensive marketing and operational blueprints with an emphasis on a successful path through implementation. Moreover, he prepares companies to be sale-ready, ensuring business owners are poised for a successful exit whenever they choose to take that step.

ABOUT JANE GENTRY

Jane Gentry has had a successful 30-year career as a CEO, Business Consultant, Executive Coach, and Keynoter. Jane formed her practice in 1999 and since then has partnered with her clients to improve growth, profitability, client retention, employee retention, leadership capabilities and business value.

Jane leverages strategies including the proprietary Value Blueprint to enable business owners and leaders to successfully create healthy organizations, plan for succession or sell their businesses for the highest possible market value. Jane is considered one of the top voices in leadership and sales.

Jane truly stands out as one of the most strategic minds I've encountered.

She possesses a remarkable talent for distilling the best practices from the most innovative organizations and tailoring them for her mid-market clientele. Jane has consistently brought immense value to our collaborations.

Pat's adept analysis allowed us to pinpoint the root of our issues. Pat’s vision extends beyond the immediate; he's remarkable at discerning the granular details and the overarching picture.

Along with his strategic insights, I admire Pat’s hands-on approach and commitment.

Over the nearly two years that we worked together, Jane was instrumental in key decision-making and a variety of leadership initiatives. She helped us improve finance best practices, streamline operations, design a sales process from scratch, connect with other professional experts, and focus our Marketing vision. Above all, she was there for me as I took on the role of CEO for the first time and helped me navigate some pretty intimidating uncharted territory.

Jane's effect on my business was substantial, and her impact on me as a leader will be truly lasting.

Pat has built and sold businesses, reorganized and resuscitated ailing businesses. Although I would argue his strongest skills and greatest accomplishments have been a function of his organizational acumen, he has a thorough understanding of the marketing/sales and financial aspects of a business.

Pat is a problem solver and, more importantly, a problem identifier-which he will uncover and solve before most of us would have considered the problem’s existence.

Jane and her approach to business have become part of our culture.

You can see her influence at a variety of levels within our organization. Our sales people perform their roles with a sophistication that we never experienced before working with Jane. The bottom line is that we are winning bigger accounts and more business.

Pat is a brilliant strategist, a deep thinker, and a never-ending source of knowledge, wisdom, and insight into business strategies, structures, and opportunities. He has the ability to quickly analyze situations to see potential problems as well as benefits.

Pat is entrepreneurial, very resourceful, and knows how to solve problems.