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GTG Introduction - PDF
GTG Introduction - PDF
to
Greatness:
Smart
Growth
for
Private
Businesses
Part
I
INTRODUCTION
Ed
Hess
ehess@darden.virginia.edu
Course
Themes
Business
growth
is
like
Mother
Nature:
She
can
be
kind
or
she
can
be
destruc6ve.
Too
much
growth
too
soon,
or
growth
thats
not
properly
managed,
can
overwhelm
a
business.
As
a
business
grows,
it
needs
more
people,
processes
and
controls.
As
a
business
grows,
the
entrepreneur
must
grow
too.
Course
Themes
Growth
requires
scaling.
Growth
rarely
is
smooth,
predicable
or
linear.
Growth
is
a
learning
journeyone
that
has
ups,
downs,
zigzags,
and
mistakes.
Growth
is
change,
and
change
is
constant
as
the
business
grows.
Course
Logo
I
chose
this
logo
because
it
reects
that
growth:
Requires
caring
hands
Small
businesses
are
fragile,
just
like
young
plants.
To
grow
a
small
business
successfully,
you
need
the
right
amounts
of
the
right
ingredients
at
the
right
6mes.
Course
Format
All
of
the
business
cases
and
workshop
examples
we
will
read
about
and
discuss
are
true
stories.
This
Course
brings
real-life
business
growth
challenges
to
you.
You
will
also
hear
directly
from
real,
private
business
builders
who
will
share
their
experiences
and
knowledge
with
you
through
short
video
interviews.
This
Course
is
an
opportunity
for
you
to
learn
and
grow
together.
I
encourage
you
to
par6cipate
in
the
Discussion
Forums
and
create
your
own
Study
Group
Forums
based
on
geography,
your
type
of
business
or
profession
or
any
other
aCributes
you
wish.
Please
carefully
read
the
instruc6ons
on
our
Course
page
regarding
pos6ng
comments
on
the
Discussion
Forms
and
crea6ng
your
own
Study
Groups.
You
may
also
choose
to
get
together
with
your
Study
Groups
through
Meetups.