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2021-01-19

How to Solve Issues Permanently

One of the most common frustrations business owners and leadership teams face is problems you think you’ve solved that keep popping back up. Why does this happen? And how can we solve issues for good? ...

2020-12-15

Combating the Negativity that Follows Success

I recently received a report from an EOS® company leader who said their team has been feeling a bit "bummed" lately. The pandemic hasn’t hurt their business – in fact,...

2020-11-23

New Social Media Platform for EOS Users

There’s a new way to get your EOS® questions answered by a Professional or Certified EOS Implementer® (for free), or even by other EOS users. The EOS Pulse™ was launched...

2020-10-28

Team Health, Planning

What Happens When You Skip Annual Planning

A group of explorers was working its way through a jungle, hacking through thick underbrush. Exhausted after several hours, they stopped to rest. Looking around, the brush was so thick...

2020-09-24

Accountability, Culture, Team Health, Communication, Leadership

What Happens When You Skip Same-Page Meetings

The very first time I meet with new clients in 90-minute discovery meeting, I emphasize how Same Page Meetings are critical to the success of a company. Same Page meetings, you...

2020-07-15

How to Get Your Company's Vision "Shared by All"

After my clients have completed both their Vision Building Days and are ready to begin sharing the company’s Vision and plan to achieve it, I’m often asked, “How do we...

2020-06-17

General, Solving Issues, Leadership, Hiring

How to Make Sure You're Getting Maximum Value from EOS

Clients are always asking me if there’s anything they are doing – or aren’t doing – that will prevent them from getting everything they can possibly get from their investment...

2020-05-13

Who Will "Win" in the Post-Pandemic Economy

As I write this in mid-May 2020, we’re all experiencing a sort of “Groundhog Day” existence. The 1993 film starring Bill Murray is a classic study of a man doomed to...

2020-04-03

Planning, Solving Issues, Leadership, Management, Crisis

Why Optimism is Deadly in a Crisis

Most people are facing the crisis as they do everything else – either with pessimism or optimism. Optimism is generally considered a virtue, but in a crisis, it can be...

2020-03-16

General, Culture, Planning, Communicating, Solving Issues, Leadership, Crisis

An EOS Company's Guide to Surviving Coronavirus

Many business owners are downright angry about America’s Coronavirus shutdown. Initial reactions include disbelief, anger at the news media or politicians, and frustration with the perceived gullibility of large numbers of...

2020-03-11

Culture, Team Health

Good Turnover and Why You Should Embrace It

Companies running on EOS start experiencing this shortly after they begin. Once they understand what having "Right People, Right Seat" looks like, they begin to see them inside their company. ...

2020-01-17

Team Health, Solving Issues, Leadership

What Does a Perfect Level 10 Meeting™ Look Like?

In EOS Quarterlies, I always ask teams, "What kind of scores are you giving your weekly Level 10 Meetings?" If I hear low scores - sixes, sevens, eights - I...

2019-09-10

General, Leadership, Management

A New Peer Group Opportunity Helping First-Stage Entrepreneurs Exceed $1 Million in Revenue

I have written in the past about the power of peer groups to help entrepreneurs defeat business challenges, regardless of whether their peers have industry experience. When I had a CPA firm,...

2019-07-31

Culture, Leadership, Management, Hiring

Why Culture Is So Important For Hiring Success

The single complaint I’ve heard more than any other throughout my 35+ years as a coach is, “It’s just SO hard to find good people.” This has always been true,...

2019-06-25

How To Do Your "State of the Company" Address

A State of the Company address, sometimes called by its acronym, “SOCA,” is a critical part of getting your Vision and your plan to achieve it “shared by all.” Simply...

2019-05-28

"Mid-size Me": How to Get Out of the Small Business Box

This post was originally published as a guest column in the Birmingham Business Journal. Much is made in the press about our community’s business-support efforts. But if you read and watch carefully,...