3 Tips for Running EOS in the Age of Coronavirus
No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy. ― Helmuth von Moltke the Elder If you run your business on the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®), you’re being hit by the economic sledgehammer of the Coronavirus just like everyone else. Right now, my clients are…
How to Keep Your Key Experts Motivated, Engaged and Productive
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ― Dr. Arthur Szathmary, Professor, Princeton University I was recently talking with a business owner at a break during an EOS session. She was at her wit’s…
How to Prioritize Like a Master Sculptor
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. ― Confucius Your success will be defined by your team’s ability to compartmentalize and prioritize. Use the EOS Process® to clarify, simplify, and prioritize your vision. When you do that, you’ll find that…
When EOS is Not the Right Set of Tools
I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.Abraham Maslow The EOS Toolbox™ is like a Swiss Army knifeⓇ, a multi-tool for your business. In three words: Real. Simple. Results. This…
5 Effective Strategies To Make Your Core Values Stick
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. -Peter Drucker So you and your leadership team have debated, agonized, edited and re-edited your company’s core values and you are ready to “roll them out” to your whole organization.Okay, now: What do you do with them? How do you…
A Simple Way to Find Your Integrator that Works Every Time
When working on a puzzle, most people piece the border together first. It’s a proven strategy for success. By creating the outline of what you want, your boundaries are clear and you can begin filling in the pieces. We like to use the same strategy…
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Professional EOS® Implementer
I had a conversation with a seasoned emerging growth entrepreneur and EOS prospect on Friday about implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System for his growing company. We had a very frank conversation and he asked me point-blank, “Why should I hire you to implement EOS, when…
How to Develop a Successful Virtual Team
As most businesses rely on technology more and more, the option to employee virtual teams becomes an increasing logical option. The New York Times reports that 43% of Americans have participated in at least partial remote work, and that number is expected to increase rapidly…
Discover The Accountability Chart Secret
One of the first things we do when implementing EOS in a company is to begin the process of determining the right leadership structure for the organization using the Accountability Chart. This is usually relatively easy to do for your senior leadership team, but some…
Core Process: The First 100 Days
Recently, I was in the room with a client discussing their need for a new CFO. They had what they believed to be the perfect candidate but with one issue. He had severance from his last role and wanted to begin this new position as…