I recently had a client express frustration over their annual planning session, saying it’s losing energy because they follow the same agenda every year. I realized that as I see clients go through their EOS journey, helping...
Leadership
How Same-Page Meetings Work for All Leaders
Communication issues can be detrimental to a functional team. For leaders struggling to get work done through those issues, the 5 Rules...
My Review of “Shine: 10 Disciplines for Maximizing Your Energy, Impact, and Inner Peace”
The book “Shine: 10 Disciplines for Maximizing Your Energy, Impact, and Inner Peace,” is the latest passion project from Gino Wickman, and this time, he partnered with Rob Dube, who has been a client of Gino’s for years and is a very successful entrepreneur. If you...
How to Encourage Team Growth Past “Blind Spots”
In any business, continuous employee growth is key to success. It’s easy to lose sight of professional development when we don’t keep it at the forefront. Quarterly conversations are not only a place for you and your...
Tools for Better Quarterly Conversations
Even if you talk with your team members and have regular check-ins, the quarterly conversations are still a critical part of EOS. They offer a unique opportunity to truly listen to what each individual team member has to...
Transitioning Leaders Using EOS™ Tools
When you have a member of your leadership team leave, filling a key seat with a new person can happen one of two ways: smoothly or chaotically. Utilizing the tools provided by EOS can support your efforts to ensure a smooth transition,...
How to Increase Revenue and Cash: Share, Teach, & Repeat Forever
This is not a post about buying and flipping property. This is not a post about how to claim money left at an airport by a distant Uncle that needs your help to transfer it into the US. This is not a post about working...
3 Things You NEED to Teach Mid-Level Managers
When you grow to have mid-level managers in your organization—which generally leads to more disconnect from the day-to-day—it brings a whole new level of complexity. With a million things on your mind to keep the business afloat, there’s one task that often falls through the cracks: making sure mid-level managers have enough training.
Why Every Member of Your Team Should Lead
If I asked you to draw me a picture of a leader, you might pull together a confident and commanding CEO running a meeting, a press conference, or a standup with a group of people. Leaders tend to stand out for how they carry themselves, what they wear, and certainly...
A Different Approach to Onboarding From Day One
I had the delightful opportunity to chat with Kelly Plawinski, the COO and EOS Integrator at Adamy Valuation. Adamy is a financial services firm based out of Grand Rapids MI that serves business owners, legal experts,...
One Word That Improves All Leaders
Love. This word can mean a lot of different things to people. For many of us, it has deep roots that take us back to our childhood, current and past relationships, and even the media bombards us with mixed messages about...
STOP Going Through The Motions in Quarterlies: 3 Tips to Make Them Matter
I’ve facilitated hundreds of quarterlies throughout my EOS career. It’s pretty obvious when a leader is going through the motions of EOS but isn’t pushing it to its full potential. You follow the agenda (or not), or you focus on getting...