CEO Weekly Outlook

This week, we’re reading about the 100 best workplaces for women. How can you make sure your organization stacks up? Flexible schedules, a focus on wellness, paid maternity leave, leadership opportunities, and strong communication are among the key factors that lead to job satisfaction for women.

Business Insights

• For this CEO, getting fired is a rite of passage
• Get into a manager’s mindset
• When to fire people
• Do you need a CMO?
• The rise of the contract employee
• Avoid these 7 leadership traits
• Get your innovation mojo back
• Is the CEO pay rule a good idea?

Transaction Toolbox

• Marketplace lenders deluge small businesses
• 6 ways to sustain business growth
• This founder shares his company’s three biggest obstacles to growth
• Selling your company to a private equity group? Here’s what to expect
• How recent market volatility might affect M&A
• Fiorina provides a cautionary tale for CEOs

Featured Forum Articles

• Secrets to growth in the middle market
• Avoid this costly trap when issuing convertible debt
• 3 steps to reaching company goals

Middle Market Move of the Week

The central focus of Axial member Audax’s investment strategy is simple: buy and build. The firm recently completed its 500th acquisition when portfolio company Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery acquired the assets of Dermatology of Northern Colorado (this was the portfolio’s company 31st acquisition).