CEO Weekly Outlook

How do middle-market execs think about economic trends? Based on their own experience, according to a new study. Fewer than half of mid-market business owners think that government data is more trustworthy than their own predictions.

Business Insights

• Tips for retaining senior managers
• Can we do better than performance reviews?
• Mid-market execs judge economy through experience — not economics
• Stop second-guessing your decisions
• Does leadership or competence matter more?
• Why your employee engagement program is hurting your company
• Look out for these 2016 workplace trends

Transaction Toolbox

• Why the CEO of QuickBooks thinks you should hire an accountant
• Four out of five mid-market companies are looking for M&A
• How to estimate tech costs during M&A
• Is it time to reassess your hurdle rate?

Forum Features

• Tips to improve employee retention
• How CEOs are finding financing
• What today’s sky-high valuations mean for buyers and sellers

Middle Market Move of the Week 

All Web Leads, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, acquires InsuranceQuotes.com. All Web Leads paid Bankrate Inc. $165 for the insurance agent network — its first add-on acquisition.