Communities are our support systems. We all need them, and my EOS community is always full of wisdom. Here are 12 nuggets of wisdom from a recent gathering.
12 Nuggets of Wisdom from the EOS Community
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Scott Patchin
Strategic Time: Are you at 10%?
Be honest – how many times a month do you sit in meetings with your peers and leave feeling energized, focused, and supported? Strategic time for leaders is critical, and yet the exception rather than the rule in my experience leading and coaching leaders.
Lessons in Honesty: My Menlo Tour
Recently I took advantage of a culture tour of Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor. While I have been on the tour seven times over the past seven years, I always leave with a key lesson or two that I can practice in my own work. This time the word radical hit me as I...
The Most Valuable Hour in Your Week
The ‘To-Do’ list on Monday often starts with what was left on Friday. Then the messages start coming in from the people that depend on us for things — boss, peers, customers, kids, spouse, aging parents, our team, and friends. Then we respond like we have on every other Monday — we get to work. Here is a solution that will cost you an hour and give you a return many times your investment.
Focus on Culture in 2019: 4 Places for Leaders to Start
The idea of a culture series started in early 2018. As with many ideas, I really had no idea what the impact would be, but I thought it could be powerful for my community. The simple words that I put in every book I give to people are: Listen . . . Lead. Repeat often!...
Amy Kraal: The path to being a great employer | Part 5: Culture Guest Blog Series
Employee satisfaction, and the accompanying level of engagement, are the two most influential metrics you can focus on to improve your bottom line results. Here, talent expert Amy Kraal from HR Solutions Group provides insight into how you can become an employer of choice in 2019.
Rich Sheridan: Change Begins With You | Part 4: Culture Guest Blog Series
From the depths of the dot-com bubble burst, Menlo Innovations was founded to end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology and return joy to software. Here, CEO and Chief Storyteller Rich Sheridan shares how an intentionally positive culture and compelling space energizes their team to not only do great work but to bring joy into the lives of their clients and their end users.
Matt Jung: Finding a Better Way | Part 3: Culture Guest Blog Series
With their placement on Forbes’ list of the nation’s best small companies for 2018, it’s clear that there is something special going on at Comfort Research. In this interview with co-founder Matt Jung, he describes how they’ve developed a culture that’s felt in everything they do, how they recognize people who live their values, and how this tireless focus on culture has transformed their business.
Mandi Brower: Be Kind | Part 2: Culture Guest Blog Series
Quality Car Wash is a third-generation family business that was started back in 1969. In this interview with COO Mandi Brower, she shares her wisdom and experience around culture and how to intentionally sustain and grow it as a business opens multiple locations. From the very beginning, her grandpa used a simple phrase to guide everyone: “Be kind.” It still provides the foundation to this day.
Jeff Disher: Make a Positive Difference | Part 1: Culture Guest Blog Series
DISHER has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the top 5 small company workplaces. In this interview with founder Jeff Disher, he shares insight into how he has cultivated the company culture, and how this powerful culture helped shape DISHER’s success. Part 1 of my guest blog Culture Series.
3 Reasons Culture Matters
Does culture matter at your company? If it does, where do you start in order to make it stronger? Here is some help answering both of those questions – prepare to be challenged to add the title of Chief Culture Officer to your job description.
Exit Interviews – 1 Question Leaders Should Ask
It is expensive to replace great people, so understanding why you lose people is critical for leaders. It is especially important for executive leaders who are far removed from the day to day work, because where there is smoke (turnover) there often is a fire starting (leader not being effective). Here is one powerful question you should make sure you get an answer to whenever someone walks out of your organization voluntarily.