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The Three Fronts of Integration: Coordinating Process, People, and Technology to Deliver on the Deal Thesis

Carpedia EVP & Partner Carl Valentino gets into the heart of private equity integration: aligning people, processes, and technology so the deal thesis can come to life.

Leading At The Speed of Change: How Technology Is Outpacing Organizational Readiness

Technological advancement is not new. Businesses have been adapting to new tools and systems since the Industrial Revolution.

The Data Dilemma For Private Equity Platforms

In private equity, data is both a tool and a test. It can be a source of strength—or a source of frustration. And in too many acquisitions, it simply doesn’t exist in a usable form on day one.

Focus on the Right Outcome, Not the Right Metric

Every executive knows the importance of measuring performance. KPIs, dashboards, OKRs, and "Rocks" have become the language of management. But somewhere along the way, we’ve confused precision with progress. The truth is, the value of a KPI isn’t in the number—it’s in the dialogue it sparks.

Running the Race of Continuous Improvement

Staying ahead of fierce competition, adapting to evolving customer needs, and delivering excellence amid workforce challenges and market disruptions is no small feat. Achieving this kind of performance is hard enough—but sustaining it? That’s the real challenge.

The Roles That Drive Organizational Resilience

Many business books are written about change management, but precious few cover implementation. If it is covered, it’s often the last chapter and something of an afterthought. That’s an oversight and one of the reasons studies consistently indicate that more than 70% of change efforts fail.

From Stars to Systems: Scaling Management Capability

Leaders often believe execution breaks down because employees are disengaged or lack resources. In reality, most breakdowns occur when the underlying causes of inefficiency remain hidden. Managers push tasks forward without clarity on how today’s work connects to tomorrow’s results.

Leadership Dynamics: The Important Distinction Between Coaching and Mentoring

In the context of leadership development, the concepts of coaching and mentoring are often mentioned in tandem, or the words are used interchangeably. However, if you unpack these roles, and the relationships and responsibilities that accompany each, you will find there are key distinctions in their frequency and depth that warrant careful consideration and discerning allocation.

From Boardroom Plans to Frontline Reality

Managing Momentum Swings

Momentum swings happen everywhere – in the stock market, the housing market – even in the performance of your favorite sports team. Improvement initiatives are no exception. Implementing new processes or performance management systems rarely follows a straight upward trajectory. Periods of smooth progress are often followed by stretches of painstaking effort.

The Hidden Multiplier: Productivity as a Strategic Lever

Organizations are rethinking their strategic direction—realigning supply chains, reevaluating cost structures, and hedging against future disruptions. But strategy, no matter how well crafted, is only as strong as the organization’s ability to execute. And that is where many organizations get stuck.

Thinking Three Moves Ahead

Growth in the power industry no longer follows a straight path. It’s become a high-stakes chess match, played under time pressure, with unfamiliar pieces. The board keeps shifting. Core materials are unpredictable, supplier prices are climbing, end-users are demanding cuts, and tariffs land like a slap across the face mid-move.

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