Some of the best business advice I ever got came from my mother-in-law, Jane. She was the mother of thirteen children, and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. An expert on human behavior, she always said that if she hadn’t been so busy being a mom, she would have loved to have been a ‘businesswoman.’ Knowing her as I did, I …
Clarity Breaks
I have a confession to make. As both an EOS implementer and a longtime user of the EOS process, I have a history of blowing off my clarity breaks. In recent years I’ve gotten better. As they say in the recovery business, the first step is admitting you have a problem. I am not alone. When I call to check …
Rock On!
In a recent EOS Quarterly Meeting, the Leadership Team was proud to report that they had completed each of the ten Rocks (key priorities) that they had committed to getting done. They had gotten close in previous quarters, always exceeding the goal of 80% completion but this was their first “100% quarter”. In fact, I’ve conducted hundreds of sessions with …
Truthful, Specific and Positive Feedback
In my last post I helped you understand the importance of giving your direct reports both genuine praise and helpful criticism. Today, I want to elaborate on how to give genuine praise. I recently attended the 2nd Annual Conference for Companies Running on EOS, held in Minneapolis. It was my privilege to speak on the topic of being a great …
Tools to Build Great Leaders
We are all leaders! Some of us lead organizations, some lead teams. We all aspire to be market leaders within our niches (if not, then we need to have a separate conversation). We all need to be thought leaders, championing our ideas to advance the organizations that we are a part of. In his book Leadership Gold, Lessons I’ve Learned …
Clarity Breaks
If you’ve read books on great leaders in history, you’ll find that one of the things that they all had in common was the ability to get out of the weeds, rise above it all, and take time to think. Henry Ford once said, “Thinking is the hardest thing to do, that’s why so few people engage in it.” As …
The Greater Good
Today, we’re focusing on acting with the greater good in mind. Great leaders always act for the greater good and that greater good is your organization’s vision. Not your vision, your organization’s vision. That creates the context for how your decisions and your actions support the greater good. I’d like to share a story with you about two great …
Giving Clear Direction
Giving clear direction is not about telling people what to do or how to do it. Instead it’s about Creating an Opening. You’ve heard the adage “nature abhors a vacuum”. That vacuum – that opening must be filled. You can best do this by creating a compelling vision of where you’re going, why it’s important, and how you’ll get …
Leadership and Management
Last time we discussed the 4 Truths that you must embrace to Be a Great Boss. Today’s focus is defining Leadership and Management, what makes them different but also, equally important. Simply put … Leadership is defined as: Working “On” the business Providing Clear Direction Creating an Opening Thinking Management is defined as: Working “In” the business Keeping Expectations Clear …
Date Your Kids
The best parenting advice I ever got was to date your kids. For all the parenting mistakes I made, I took this one to heart and to this day have strong relationships, and open communication with my adult children. The idea is simple. I asked for one hour each week and I’ll buy (of course). They pick the place and …
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