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
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