You sit in the visionary seat because of your unique ability to see big trends, solve big problems, build/maintain important relationships, and generate ideas that will help your business get to the next level.
Scott Patchin
IDS Like a Rock Star
Problem solving as a leadership team is the one of the most important skills you can build because the organization needs you to do it so the issues that get identified during your EOS® journey get solved. It is also critical as you cascade your L10 meetings that you...
Especially for Visionaries: 3 Things to Watch and Listen for Now
Your team needs you to help them make some critical shifts In the last 3 months I have found myself repeating the same question: When you look around the organization do you see the team playing more defense or offense? One thing I have observed in some organizations...
Integrators – One Tip for Strengthening EOS® In Your Business
Consider using EOS® Software I recently got some feedback from a couple integrators that using an EOS specific software has helped them immensely in their EOS launch, and some challenged me on why I don’t encourage new clients to consider implementing it when they...
EOS®: Especially for Integrators – 1 Nugget
1 Nugget from the EOS Conference Your busy, so let me keep this brief and focused. . . . Last week I attended the 100% virtual EOS Conference and it was great. More to come next month from the speakers and sessions, but I wanted to share one thing with...
Clarity Breaks!
Clarity breaks are a critical part of leadership in EOS, and any leader will benefit from this habit. Here are some tips for getting started or restarted.
4 Tips to Boost Courage in Your Leader
As an EOS implementer I get to be involved in a lot of open and honest conversations with leaders. I think of them often during this time of crisis, and this message is for all the people who have a leader that needs them. Brutal facts – they all need our encouragement no matter how they appear when they stand in front of you.
5 Tips for Building Resilience (and we are all going to need more of it)
I am not an infectious disease specialist or an economist, but I am confident in predicting that our current challenges will require us to have resilience. The thing I have learned about resilience is you either have it or you have to build it. The only reason I don’t...
The Case for Doing a Reverse Accountability Chart
I am blessed to be part of a community where people help each other. Over the past couple of weeks, my fellow EOSi's (our name for other EOS® Implementers) have shared countless bits of wisdom that have helped me in the conversations I have been having with the...
Leadership and Social Distancing: 5 Tips To Increase Trust and Team Health Despite Our Current Reality
Social distancing should not equal social isolation. You can strengthen your team bonds despite this reality, but you need to work at it. Here are 5 tips to make this a reality.
Leadership Books & Courage
One of the best leadership books I read last year was Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. As I work with leaders through the EOS® process and as part of the LeaderWork program, I am constantly in situations where I see people display courage and speak/hear truth,...
EOS® for Everyone: Feeling Overwhelmed / Too Busy? Here is Step One…
Earlier last year, I was 45 minutes from home and 30 minutes from the start of an EOS session when I realized I had left my bag at home with all my notes for the day – including a bunch of handouts for this team. I panicked, then I took a deep breath and went about...