4 keys to mastering your company's growth

In a growth phase, or even hyper-growth, how can you continue to grow with peace of mind?

1. Let Go

The first piece of advice in such a context is to first build a mindset suited to the situation. The ever-changing environment can cause frustration among employees, but the key is to accept the context and focus on the task at hand. The goal is no longer, as it would be in normal times, to find and generalize best practices, but rather to be operational and positive to keep moving forward.

2. Choose the Right People

The context should prompt a reflection on human resources and encourage a focus on the right people. The profiles to prioritize in such cases are high-potential individuals, like those found in these companies, who can adapt and evolve in their roles to absorb changes. This also avoids the need to rely on a large number of resources when the time comes, which ultimately impacts the payroll.

3. Find Sustainable Tools

The resources of such organizations should be focused on modern, digitalized tools that allow for long-term foresight. It’s important to assess the existing needs and possibilities in the market to avoid having to evolve too frequently. The transformation of the finance function often requires mobilizing key resources within the company. Since a tool change can be quite time-consuming, the idea is to address this question in advance to determine, with certainty and a less short-term vision, the solutions to be implemented.

4.Conduct an Internal Audit

Analyzing the organization’s operations is essential to highlight its strengths and identify the changes needed within the structure. For sustainable growth, a company relies on three complementary pillars: key people, procedures, and tools. This operational diagnosis is especially valuable when a senior executive takes office. The executive can assess whether the company’s resources align with its ambitions. The goal of this process is to prioritize the internal transformation projects that need to be carried out.