The Miles Group

Meet the team that powers TMG 💪   Before joining us, Managing Director William Stern served as General Counsel for two high-profile public companies, earning his reputation as a trusted advisor and boardroom strategist.   At TMG, Billy leverages his extensive experience to lead CEO and senior team succession planning, deliver transformative executive coaching, and partner with boards to optimize their impact.   Learn more about our approach and how we can support your leadership team: https://miles-group.com/

How effective are you under stress? In today’s high-velocity, high-stakes environment, understanding how to lead through turbulent times is more critical than ever before. In this week’s podcast, TMG CEO Stephen Miles is joined by SMD John Nasr for an in-depth conversation on how to lead effectively during stress events. Learn how to weather the storm and emerge stronger on the other side by: 🔹 Managing emotions and balancing data with instinct 🔹 “Turning outward” and leveraging the team around you 🔹 Acting as an absorber instead of an amplifier Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dMrGut2m #Leadership

“PE Firms have started to see the need to better ‘institutionalize’ themselves and create management systems, develop leadership that can last longer than the next fund, and build distinctive value as a firm. Talent is at the core of these transformations.”   ICYMI, a new report from Council Advisors co-authored by our Courtney H. Hamilton (along with David Niles and Raghav Sharma), explores how effective talent strategies can drive value in today’s rapidly changing PE landscape.   Discover how prioritizing talent and operational excellence can give firms a competitive edge: https://lnkd.in/exmVBcUY   #PrivateEquity #Leadership

Emily Stewart's latest for Business Insider is a powerful reminder of the challenges ahead for American businesses. We can no longer ignore economic pressures and market volatility. Earlier this year, I wrote an article in Forbes about how companies can brace for these turbulent times by focusing on performance. The need to adapt and prepare is more critical than ever: https://lnkd.in/eK7KgJzM

🎧 "If you can create a low-friction relationship with your manager, you'll be easier to work with. People who are easier to work with usually have more opportunities to advance." While the world is saturated with content on leadership, the vast majority of us spend most of our careers as followers. In the latest episode of our podcast, TMG SMD John Nasr joins our CEO Stephen Miles to explore the art of effective followership and why it's critical to career advancement. ✅ Learn practical strategies for building a seamless relationship with your leader. ✅ Master managing dynamics between different personality types like introverts/extroverts and thinkers/blinkers. ✅ Discover the power of understanding and adapting to your leader's communication style. Tune in to uncover how aligning with your leader's preferences can drive success and unlock new opportunities. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gQi8J-3B #CareerAdvancement #Leadership #Followership #ProfessionalGrowth #Podcast

📈 How should PE firms think about talent and leadership development? And how can talent strategies help drive value in a rapidly changing PE landscape?   A new report from Council Advisors, co-authored by our very own Courtney H. Hamilton, along with Raghav Sharma and David Niles, discusses strategies for addressing PE’s evolving talent needs at the firm level.    From leadership development to succession planning, we walk through three key areas that can help firms effectively position themselves for the future.   🚀 Read “Powering Growth: Talent Strategies for Private Equity” https://lnkd.in/exmVBcUY   #PrivateEquity #Leadership

📢 Hear us out: Being detail-oriented does not ❌ mean you’re a micromanager. Being labeled a micromanager is every leader’s worst nightmare, but this concern has muddied the waters when it comes to important conversations about how, when, and why leaders should engage with details. In our latest podcast, Stephen Miles and Taylor M. Griffin make the case for micro-leadership, a detailed-oriented approach that helps leaders remove obstacles for their teams, create psychological predictability, and boost organizational velocity. 🎧 Discover the key differences between micro-leadership and micromanagement: https://lnkd.in/gj9AeYTK #Leadership #Coaching #Management

Have you ever experienced an event that completely rocked your world? For our CEO, Stephen Miles, it was going to boarding school in another country when he was only 6 years old.   💪 While new, difficult situations can be challenging, they’re crucial to building resilience.   🧠 In his latest article for Forbes, Stephen unpacks mindset shifts that can help you build your own resilience toolkit.   Get his tips for dealing with the unexpected: https://lnkd.in/gnBpmu5A   #Leadership #PersonalDevelopment

Part 2 of our conversation on the challenges facing CEOs in 2024 is live! 🎧 In this week’s episode of C-Suite Intelligence, our CEO Stephen Miles and COO Taylor M. Griffin delve deeper into: 🤝 How CEOs can help teams balance the need for in-person socialization and collaboration while maintaining flexibility. 📊 Our predictions on how political change could affect M&A activity in the U.S. 🤖 Why CEOs should stop fearing generative AI and start preparing for how executive, legal, and people teams will put guardrails around its use. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gef6YpqT #Leadership #CEOStrategy #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence

🏊♂️ What does a swim meet have to do with running an effective top management team?   In our latest article for CEO Magazine, our Stephen Miles and Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business Professor Nate Bennett break down how activities at a swim meet – individual races, the medley relay, and water polo 🤽♂️ – can serve as effective metaphors for how executives work together.    “Understanding the differentiation and coordination associated with each executive’s responsibilities challenges the CEO, especially as the C-Suite continues to expand in response to ever more complex business conditions.”    Read more: https://lnkd.in/gvEG7RTD   #Leadership #ExecutiveTeam #Management #Teamwork #CLevel #BusinessStrategy