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, …
The Ten Commandments of Good Decision Making
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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 …
The Best Defense is Good Offense
Employee Retention is No Accident Since I began working the with private business owners 16 years ago, one of the biggest challenges that always comes up is finding good people. This hasn’t changed yet and is not likely to anytime soon. Last month unemployment dropped to 3.9%, lowest since 10% back in October of 2009. This plus a steadier economy, …
A Conference for Companies Running on EOS
The 2nd Annual Conference for Companies Running on EOS was held recently in Minneapolis. Over 600 leaders representing several hundred companies met for 2 days to connect, learn and strengthen their EOS experience. It was an amazing two days. Todd Sachse, who has been Gino’s client for 15 years gave the opening key note address sharing how he has used …