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The OHB vs an Engagement Survey: What's the difference?
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The OHB vs an Engagement Survey: What's the difference?

An organizational health diagnostic (OHB) survey and an engagement survey both aim to assess the state of a company's workforce, but they serve distinct purposes and provide dif…

3 min read·Entromy
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Why Value Creation Plans Stall in Execution
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Why Value Creation Plans Stall in Execution

Most VCPs are sound on paper. They break in the gap between the plan and the people who have to deliver it. Here's where they fail, and how to see it coming. What a value creati…

5 min read·Entromy Research
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Organizational Health: The Hidden Driver of Returns
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Organizational Health: The Hidden Driver of Returns

PE firms diligence the financials and the management team. Far fewer measure whether the organization underneath can actually execute the plan, and it's often what decides the r…

4 min read·Entromy Research
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Right People, Right Seats: Management Assessment in PE
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Right People, Right Seats: Management Assessment in PE

Management quality is the single most cited driver of PE returns, and the hardest to assess objectively. Here's how to move from gut feel to a read tied to the value at stake. W…

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Exit Readiness: Proving the Org Can Sustain Performance

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Exit Readiness: Proving the Org Can Sustain Performance

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Every buyer prices risk, and not only the risk that is real. They price the risk they perceive: the hidden issue they suspect but cannot see, the market shift they are reading i…

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Benchmarking Org Execution Across the Portfolio

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Benchmarking Org Execution Across the Portfolio

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An operating partner with twenty companies in the book has twenty stories and no easy way to compare them. Each portfolio company runs its own diagnostics, on its own scale, so …

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The 100-Day Baseline: Why It Matters and How to Set It

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The 100-Day Baseline: Why It Matters and How to Set It

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The first 100 days of a hold are usually spent on relationships and quick wins. They are also the window in which the sponsor and the company quietly decide how they are going t…

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How to Read a Management Team Like an Investor

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How to Read a Management Team Like an Investor

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Most management assessments stop at the resume and the reference call. Both tell you who someone has been. Neither tells you whether this team, with this particular mix of peopl…

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What is Organizational Health? A Strategic Asset for Private Equity Leaders

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What is Organizational Health? A Strategic Asset for Private Equity Leaders

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Private equity firms operate under intense pressure to generate rapid transformation and measurable value creation. Yet, many overlook a crucial driver of success: organizationa…

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High-Touch vs. Low-Touch PortCos: Spending Your Time Strategically

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High-Touch vs. Low-Touch PortCos: Spending Your Time Strategically

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Managing a private equity portfolio isn't just about financial performance. It's about decoding and acting on the complexities that drive that performance. Some companies thrive…

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Transforming Culture with Data: Building Trust and Alignment with Entromy

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Transforming Culture with Data: Building Trust and Alignment with Entromy

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When leadership transitions and operational shifts create uncertainty, culture often becomes the first casualty. But what if those challenges became an opportunity to design a t…

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The Shifting Dynamics of the PE Market: Leveraging Organizational Health and Talent Insights for Value Creation

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The Shifting Dynamics of the PE Market: Leveraging Organizational Health and Talent Insights for Value Creation

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The PE market is shifting, focusing on leveraging organizational health and talent insights to drive value creation, mitigate risks, and accelerate impact amid tighter condition…

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Driving Impact as a Talent Partner in Private Equity

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Driving Impact as a Talent Partner in Private Equity

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Talent partners in PE can drive impact by prioritizing early wins, leveraging scalable solutions, and building a community of experts for portfolio executives. These strategies …

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