Over the years I’ve worked with many private business owners – entrepreneurs – helping them get everything they want from their businesses. While there are many owners who ARE getting what they want there are a lot who aren’t. When things are stuck and you’re not seeing the results you expect, almost always you can trace it back to something …
We Create Our Own Monsters
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 …
An Awesome Year 2020!
Good morning, As you’re looking forward to the New Year and a new decade, take time to pause and reflect on 2019 and the things you’d like to accomplish to make 2020 an awesome year. This is the perfect time for a Clarity Break! My friend Kary Miller shared a terrific planning tool – “An Awesome Year 2020” with me …
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 …
Tools, Training & Process
When I was in my teens, my dad bought me a Norelco triple-head electric shaver for Christmas. It was a state-of- the-art tool ready to tackle the dozen or so hairs that were beginning to sprout on my chin. I used it for many years until I became frustrated by its inefficacy to closely shave what was emerging as a …
Real World Results – How EOS Changed Their Business
The Power of Process A month ago I was pleasantly surprised and flattered to hear one of my client’s recent podcasts talking about how the Entrepreneurial Operating System, EOS® has changed his business. I didn’t ask them to do this nor did they invite me to participate, this was all on their own. Jason Zengers, a client of mine, and …
Genuine Praise and Helpful Criticism
You can’t be a Great Boss if you shy away from giving feedback, both positive and negative. When you see something, you must say something. Failing to say something speaks volumes about what is important to you. It’s probably no surprise that employees would prefer feedback to be positive. But what may surprise you is that employees would rather have …
How Strong is your Organization?
Spoiler Alert – 2019 is just around the corner! And that means we are in the middle of Annual Planning season with our clients. One of the high points of the EOS Process is a 2-day planning retreat ideally off site, where the leadership team takes a break to really think deeply about their business; where they’ve been this year, …