Accountability Partners

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Accountability Partners

• A peer group for the
• Technology Services CEO

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What is a CEO Peer Group?

• Peer Advisory Boards have been around for over
  40 years.
• More than 10,000 businesses participate in a Peer
  Advisory Board
• A Peer Group consists of
• 10 to 14 CEOs
• A professional facilitator
• A structured format designed to enhance business
  performance
• An outside board for businesses that are 2
  million to 50 million in revenue
• An opportunity to share best practices, and
  improve business results

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The Meeting Content

• Financial and Business Metrics Review
• Boardroom Review of Host Company
• Best Practices Submission and Discussion
• Special Projects
• Growth
• Margin Enhancement
• Internal Operations
• Burning Issues Discussion
• Evolving Trends

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Who joins these groups?

• Technology services CEOs that are
• Seeking to improve their business
• Not content with Status Quo
• Seeking Personal and Business Growth
• Valuing unbiased feedback from peers
• Looking to work on the businessnot just in it
• Seeking a sounding board
• Wanting to avoid costly mistakes
• Desiring to implement Best Practices of other
  successful businesses
• Seeking improved business results through
  financial benchmarking

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What types of issues are discussed?
Org. Development
Best Practices
Planning/Strategy
Culture
New Technologies and Partnerships
Sales and Marketing
New Service Offerings
Operational Excellence
just a few of the pieces to the puzzle
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Details.

• Meetings are held 3 times per year
• 1 ½ days in length
• Full day Thursday, half day Friday, followed by
  optional golf outing
• Member groups starting at 1,500/meeting plus
  travel related expenses
• Members are committed to
• Continuous Improvement,
• Sharing of Information and Practices,
• Financial Benchmarking and Accountability for
  Performance Improvement

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Accountability Partners

• For the CEO seeking a confidential and trusting
  environment
• for the exchange of business ideas and
  accountability
• with non-competing companies that are in the same
  business
• designed to improve the business and focus on the
  needs of the CEO.