Laurence B. Valant

Laurence B. Valant is President and CEO of Valant & Co., a Denver-based business performance improvement consultancy that has worked with almost 300 firms to increase their value by billions of dollars. He is co-author of the hot-selling new book, “Make Plan! With Effective Execution” and now, “Lead and Manage!” Valant can be reached at lvalant@valantco.com or at 303-589-3840. If you want more information or would like to order a copy of “Stop Breaking These Rules! 100 Hard-Hitting Truths for Business Integrity and Performance,” please visit www.valantco.com.

Articles by Laurence B. Valant

Best of CoBiz: Are you working for passion or a paycheck?
Three more great rules to help make you the best you can be

Best of CoBiz: It’s hard to look smart with bad numbers
...and other rules for success in life and business

Best of CoBiz: Get the elephants off the conference room table!
...and other rules for success in life and work

Can you pass the Hallway Test?
...and other rules for success in business and life

Best of CoBiz: I love you but you make me crazy
That's the 80/20 rule

If you pay peanuts, you’ll get monkeys
...and other rules for success in business and life

Job of the CEO: Build value
But what's the best way to do it?

Leadership & management: So misunderstood
Big bucks don't guarantee a great leader

A top-notch leadership model
On the road to a vision statement

Effective leaders make plan
More on a top-notch leadership model

The sixth leadership fundamental
It's a vision thing

The fifth leadership fundamental
Here's how to attract the best people and keep them

The fourth leadership fundamental
Without the right captain and crew, the ship can sink

The next two leadership fundamentals
Let's talk solid strategic planning

The first leadership fundamental
Win the game by learning the basics

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