Selected Newsletters for Growth, Middle Market, and Buyout Investors

Management assessment leads to action and improved ROI (September, 2014)

How some private equity investors use management assessments (October, 2014)

Experience can be deceiving when it comes to securing success (November, 2014)

When the CEO hasn't "done it all before" - but could still be the right choice (December, 2014)

How to get what you want (and move - fast - when you don't) (January, 2015)

How to avoid an ugly mess (February, 2015)

I'm afraid to ask an executive to do a "touchy-feely" management assessment (March, 2015)

Getting systematic about management assessment (April, 2015)

What do you look for in a senior executive? (May, 2015)

Systematically get the evidence you need (June, 2015)

An investor's least favorite statement - "Oops, wrong CEO" (July, 2015)

Serious human capital monitoring for seriously good performance (October, 2015)

Going, going, gone - How fast do your CEOs decay? (January, 2016)

Getting even smarter about CEO and CFO assessmenst (August, 2016)

Building a firm you are proud of (July, 2017)

Hiring season for new associates - help wanted? (September, 2017)

The right assessment(s) for your CEO (March, 2018)

Don't lose the CEO you want to hire before they arrive (April, 2019)

Getting the return you want:  How some very successful PE investors build their boards (May, 2019)

Steer towards success:  What very successful portfolio company boards do (June, 2019)

Making the best choices as non-executive chairman (September, 2019)

How to use psychology to understand your CEO (October, 2019)

Working extremely well with your CEO and Board (November, 2019)

Getting what you want from your CEO (December, 2019)

What's involved in a great CEO psychological assessment (January, 2020)

The right assessment for Boards picking a CEO (February, 2020)

Doing good CEO succession planning as a Board (April, 2020)

Coronavirus, your companies and your people (May, 2020) 

Jamie Dimon -- Active Coper! (September, 2020)

Lou Gerstner -- Active Coper!(October, 2020)

Reed Hastings -- Active Coper! (November, 2020)

Jamie Dimon, Lou Gerstner, and Reed Hastings -- Active Copers!!! (December, 2020)

For Credit Investors

What are you looking for in a CEO in a restructuring or turnaround?(April, 2021)

Using management assessments in a restructuring or turnaround(May, 2021) 

Management assessment leads to action and improved ROI (September, 2021)

Using management assessments in a restructuring or turnaround (January, 2022)

Pratch, L. (May 24, 2012). Why Integrity And Coping Skills Are Better Indicators of Leadership Success. In Directorship, p. 67.

Pratch, L. (November 28, 2011). Why Women Leaders Need Self-Confidence. In HBR Blog Network.

Pratch, L. & Levinson, H. (2002). Understanding the Personality of the Executive. In R. Silzer (Ed.) The 21st Century Executive: Innovative Practices for Building Leadership at the Top. John Wiley & Sons.

Pratch, L. (2007). Tape Measure for a Job Fitting: Introduction to Stratified Systems Theory.