How High-Performing Owners Operate in a Down Market. Down markets have a way of exposing things. Not just weak balance sheets or overextended growth plans, but leadership habits that were quietly propped up by good conditions. When markets are strong, almost everyone looks competent. Demand covers mistakes. Growth hides inefficiencies. Momentum forgives poor decisions. In those environments, it’s hard to tell whether performance is coming from skill or simply from timing. A d
Most business owners are flying blind. They tell themselves they are keeping track of things, but really they are guessing. They celebrate closings and deposits, but they have no clear system to see whether their business is growing, shrinking, or bleeding out. Here is the truth. If you do not have a dashboard that shows you the right numbers in one place, you are not running a business. You are reacting to one. Why a Business Dashboard Changes Everything A dashboard is n