Sinclair Range Week in Review – January 9, 2026
Fri Jan 09 2026
This week at Sinclair Range, we reflect on the power of persuasion-based thinking, lessons learned from dealmaking under stress, the realities of rebuilding momentum, and why admitting trouble is the first step to any real turnaround.
• Tribute & Lessons from Scott Adams
Why persuasion-based framing explains behavior better than surface facts, how incentives and framing make seemingly irrational decisions predictable, and why this skill is critical in business, leadership, and negotiations.
• Persuasion as a Business Skill
Key persuasion concepts including framing, attention, repetition, visualization, and reciprocity, and how understanding persuasion improves sales, dealmaking, and decision-making in complex environments.
• Momentum Requires Work
A look at the physical and mental grind behind rebuilding a business, why changing momentum is not passive, and how discipline, hustle, positivity, and integrity form a simple but effective operating formula.
• Interesting Deal / File of the Week
Overview of a new going-concern sale or financing mandate for a precision machining and plastic injection mold tooling company in Ontario, including sector exposure, recent operational challenges, improving cash flow, and growth momentum in aerospace.
• Lesson Learned: Deals That Die at the NDA
Why prolonged negotiations over standard agreements are a leading indicator of deal failure, how decision paralysis kills distressed companies, and why availability of capital matters more than cost when survival is at stake.
• Admitting Trouble as a Turning Point
Why true turnaround begins with honestly admitting the severity of a problem, how denial slows decision-making, and why acknowledging rock bottom frees leaders to act decisively.
• Struggle of the Week
Progress update on completing the Pathway to Profit Academy, why it exists for founders not yet ready to hire Sinclair Range, and how finishing long-delayed projects is part of restoring momentum.
• What I’m Thinking About: Momentum and Defense
A personal reflection on illness, loss of momentum, rebuilding from defense, and why stabilizing first creates the foundation for growth, expansion, acquisitions, and private credit deployment in 2026.
#Business #Deals #Turnarounds #PrivateCredit #Leadership #Momentum #Persuasion #Capital #Restructuring #SinclairRange
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This week at Sinclair Range, we reflect on the power of persuasion-based thinking, lessons learned from dealmaking under stress, the realities of rebuilding momentum, and why admitting trouble is the first step to any real turnaround. • Tribute & Lessons from Scott Adams Why persuasion-based framing explains behavior better than surface facts, how incentives and framing make seemingly irrational decisions predictable, and why this skill is critical in business, leadership, and negotiations. • Persuasion as a Business Skill Key persuasion concepts including framing, attention, repetition, visualization, and reciprocity, and how understanding persuasion improves sales, dealmaking, and decision-making in complex environments. • Momentum Requires Work A look at the physical and mental grind behind rebuilding a business, why changing momentum is not passive, and how discipline, hustle, positivity, and integrity form a simple but effective operating formula. • Interesting Deal / File of the Week Overview of a new going-concern sale or financing mandate for a precision machining and plastic injection mold tooling company in Ontario, including sector exposure, recent operational challenges, improving cash flow, and growth momentum in aerospace. • Lesson Learned: Deals That Die at the NDA Why prolonged negotiations over standard agreements are a leading indicator of deal failure, how decision paralysis kills distressed companies, and why availability of capital matters more than cost when survival is at stake. • Admitting Trouble as a Turning Point Why true turnaround begins with honestly admitting the severity of a problem, how denial slows decision-making, and why acknowledging rock bottom frees leaders to act decisively. • Struggle of the Week Progress update on completing the Pathway to Profit Academy, why it exists for founders not yet ready to hire Sinclair Range, and how finishing long-delayed projects is part of restoring momentum. • What I’m Thinking About: Momentum and Defense A personal reflection on illness, loss of momentum, rebuilding from defense, and why stabilizing first creates the foundation for growth, expansion, acquisitions, and private credit deployment in 2026. #Business #Deals #Turnarounds #PrivateCredit #Leadership #Momentum #Persuasion #Capital #Restructuring #SinclairRange