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Running the Gauntlet Arms CEOs with a Battle-Tested Blueprint for Scaling Success

original Running the Gauntlet: Proven Strategies for High-Growth Leaders by Meg Thomas Crosby and Howard Cleveland is a must-read for CEOs and leadership teams committed to scaling successfully. Drawing on decades of experience advising high-growth companies, the authors present a practical, battle-tested framework for navigating the toughest phases of organizational growth. With tools to anticipate challenges, sharpen focus, align culture, and evolve leadership, this book helps executives build resilient companies ready to thrive through complexity and change. Whether you're leading a startup or scaling a mature enterprise, Running the Gauntlet offers strategic insights to help you grow smarter—and stronger.

Running the Gauntlet: Proven Strategies for High-Growth Leaders by Meg Thomas Crosby and Howard Cleveland is a must-read for CEOs and leadership teams committed to scaling successfully. Drawing on decades of experience advising high-growth companies, the authors present a practical, battle-tested framework for navigating the toughest phases of organizational growth. With tools to anticipate challenges, sharpen focus, align culture, and evolve leadership, this book helps executives build resilient companies ready to thrive through complexity and change. Whether you're leading a startup or scaling a mature enterprise, Running the Gauntlet offers strategic insights to help you grow smarter—and stronger.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Growing a company is both excruciating and exhilarating. CEOs must continuously evolve to navigate the gauntlet of never-ending challenges that threaten to derail progress. In their groundbreaking new book, Running the Gauntlet: Proven Strategies for High-Growth Leaders (April 29, 2025; An Inc. Original; $25.95), veteran strategic advisors Meg Thomas Crosby and Howard Cleveland provide a robust leadership framework to help CEOs and leadership teams predict, prepare for, and overcome the most critical obstacles to scaling successfully.

Through decades of experience advising CEOs, board chairs, investors, and leadership teams, Crosby and Cleveland have developed a practical model that empowers leaders to build resilient, high-functioning organizations. Running the Gauntlet delivers essential insights for CEOs navigating rapid growth, offering tools to:

  • Anticipate and prepare for challenges as their company moves through four stages of growth.
  • Leverage key organizational levers—sharpening focus, calibrating culture, strengthening leadership, and elevating talent—to proactively drive success.
  • Evolve the role of CEO as the organization expands and becomes more complex.
  • Identify and avoid common pitfalls that derail company growth.

“Demystifying the many challenges and opportunities of growth distinguishes Running the Gauntlet as an essential resource for growth-focused leadership. I’ve recommended this book to colleagues, peers, and clients, and I keep a copy of the framework taped to my desk.”

—Matthew R. Crow, CEO, Mercer Capital

With actionable insights and a structured approach, Running the Gauntlet is an essential guide for leaders committed to building sustainable organizations that can withstand the relentless challenges of growth.

Running the Gauntlet is now available for purchase. Don't just grow—grow smarter. Order your copy today.

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512-891-6100

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