Spirit West CEO interviewed by News1130

Russ Bythe from News1130 Interviewed Lorraine Rieger McGregor, CEO of Spirit West Management on why business owners need to do valuation planning, to get their companies the highest valuation possible 2-3 years before they think of selling. Listen to the radio interview here

Rob McGregor – Biography

Partner and People Performance Specialist. Rob is a founder, coach and senior consultant working with business leaders who want their companies to grow but are struggling with people management issues.

He is the co-developer of the Smart Team Toolbox which is what we use to help people learn how to change how they think, lead and manage to get the high performance results a business owner needs to move off a plateau.

Rob’s career has been devoted to helping people grow as leaders, managers and followers in the US and Canada.

As a former budget officer in a Government of Saskatchewan ministry he helped grow the ministry and then, with imposed budget restraints, he led a downsizing process that made sense for clients and the public purse. He understands that having the right indicators help to make the right decisions but it is leading and managing people effectively through the impact of those decisions that brings the rewards.

Rob has served the military and health care institutions as a Chaplain, taught and coached conflict resolution at the Justice Institute of BC and led leadership teams on numerous strategy sessions on how to motivate them out of sticky situations and into high performance. He has worked with CEO’s in manufacturing, engineering, construction, mechanical service industry, software, advertising, public relations, retail grocery, health care, and education.

Rob also manages our engagements to ensure our clients get what they need, when they need it, takes care of our valued associates and improves our own systems and processes.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Masters of Divinity, a Masters of Business Administration, and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution.

What’s Rob Been Doing Lately:

• Co-author of “Fast-Track Secrets for Making Your Business Saleable” published by Infinity Publishing November 2011 and available on Amazon.
• Coaching MBA students in the fine art of negotiation when the heat is on.
• Presented a paper at the Gallup Leadership Institute Summit on Leadership 2006 in Washington DC.
• Created the theory of Followership Intelligence (FQ): Leading so others can follow effectively; Following so leaders can lead effectively.
• Followership Intelligence was selected by the Gallup Leadership Institute in the University of Nebraska business school to be one of their international research projects.
• Co-authored a qualitative paper on Followership which was published in The Leadership Quarterly in 2010.
• Loving sailing his Catalina 34 and playing the electric guitar.