"If you cannot articulate the synergy, you are not ready for the meeting."
I Think We Have Synergies..... There are few phrases in business that I hear more often than: "I think we have synergies." At face value, it sounds exciting, it sounds collaborative, it sounds strategic, and it sounds like the beginning of a potentially great partnership. But after years of sitting across boardroom tables, in coffee shop meetings, Zoom calls, at networking events, and through countless introductions, I have learned that the phrase often means very different things to...
