White Paper · The Operating Plan

The first 100 days set the trajectory of the entire hold.

A value-creation operating plan for PE-backed CEOs: how to diagnose, decide, and install the plan that determines the outcome of the whole investment — fast.

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Diagnose. Decide. Install.

With “12 is the new 5,” value now comes from operational EBITDA growth, not multiple expansion — so the value-creation plan must be built and installed in the first 100 days, not the last 100.

5–6 yrs
typical hold — one window to compound
12%
is the new 5% EBITDA growth
100 days
to set the trajectory
  • The Days 0–30 / 30–60 / 60–100 sequence — diagnose, decide, install
  • The Value-Creation Plan and the four levers of enterprise value
  • The team lock — grading A/B/C players and removing single-point dependence
  • The operating cadence that compounds toward 3×
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  • The Days 0–30 / 30–60 / 60–100 sequence — diagnose, decide, install
  • The Value-Creation Plan and the four levers of enterprise value
  • The team lock — grading A/B/C players and removing single-point dependence
  • The operating cadence that compounds toward 3×

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Bill Canady

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Bill Canady

Chairman & CEO of Arrowhead Engineered Products, a billion-dollar global industrial business, and creator of the Profitable Growth Operating System (PGOS). Author of The 80/20 CEO, From Panic to Profit, and The Rule of Three — his methodology has helped 100+ companies create more than $3 billion in shareholder value.

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