--- title: EOS Worldwide Blog | Tips & Advice for Entrepreneurs and Leaders of Growing Companies | Dan Wallace description: Leadership tips and advice for using the Entrepreneurial Operating System to get powerful results from your business. --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : ## Dan Wallace ### Recent Posts ## [Facing the Unavoidable with Uncommon Courage](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/facing-unavoidable-uncommon-courage) Written by[Dan Wallace](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace) on December 5, 2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/achieve-1822503_1920-1.jpg)](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/facing-unavoidable-uncommon-courage) Recently, one of our client teams found themselves facing a difficult decision.  They realized that two functions they’d always kept separate really belonged under one leader. Keeping them separate created unnecessary complexity, causing extensive debates about overlapping resources, workflow and priorities. Combining them would eliminate confusion, increase speed and quality, and make the company more responsive to its customers. That part was easy.  The hard part?  [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/facing-unavoidable-uncommon-courage) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/facing-unavoidable-uncommon-courage#comments-listing) Topics: [Management](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/management), [Strategic Planning](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/strategic-planning), [Solving Issues](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/solving-issues), [decision-making](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/decision-making) ## [How to Rip the Band-Aid Off](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/how-to-rip-band-aid-off) Written by[Dan Wallace](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace) on May 30, 2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/break-business-people-businessman-1484568.jpg)](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/how-to-rip-band-aid-off)  When someone is Wrong Person (doesn’t fit our Core Values and [Culture](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/hold-employees-accountable-without-damaging-company-culture-0)), Wrong Seat (in a job they don’t [GWC®; *Get It, Want It, Capacity to do it*](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/difference-between-capacity-and-get-it)and we can’t fix it), or both, the reality is that they have to go. [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/how-to-rip-band-aid-off) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/how-to-rip-band-aid-off#comments-listing) Topics: [Accountability](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/accountability), [Team Health](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team-health), [decision-making](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/decision-making) ## [Issues Solving with Speed](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/solving-business-issues) Written by[Dan Wallace](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace) on April 15, 2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/stopwatch.jpg)](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/solving-business-issues) Bill Clinton made his national debut with a speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. He went on for 90 minutes. By far his biggest applause line of the night was “And so, in conclusion. . .” If only he’d started there.  [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/solving-business-issues) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/solving-business-issues#comments-listing) Topics: [IDS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/ids), [Solving Issues](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/solving-issues) ## [Confronting An Inefficient Team Member](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/confronting-inefficient-team-member) Written by[Dan Wallace](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace) on April 11, 2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/frustrated%20team%20members.jpg)](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/confronting-inefficient-team-member) It’s a good rule of thumb that when a member of your team needs to leave, you’re going to experience 36 hours of pain. The only question is when. [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/confronting-inefficient-team-member) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/confronting-inefficient-team-member#comments-listing) Topics: [Leadership Teams](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/leadership-teams), [Team Health](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team-health) ## [Would This Conversation Happen in your Company?](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/would-this-conversation-happen-in-your-company) Written by[Dan Wallace](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace) on July 23, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/communication.jpg)](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/would-this-conversation-happen-in-your-company) A few years ago, one of my clients was planning to step down as CEO within a couple of years and wanted to appoint his successor from inside the company. What made this tricky was that there wasn't a single, obvious candidate. Recognizing that whomever he chose would need some time to grow into the role, he wanted to get an early start. The first step was finding out who was interested and how the rest of the team felt about them. Rather than bury this issue in a series of secretive one-on-one conversations, he asked his team a simple question: “Who among you is interested in becoming our next CEO?” Three hands went up. What happened next was remarkable. [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/would-this-conversation-happen-in-your-company) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/would-this-conversation-happen-in-your-company#comments-listing) Topics: [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos), [Company Culture](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/company-culture), [Trust](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/trust), [Strategic Planning](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/strategic-planning) [All Posts](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/all)| [Next >](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/dan-wallace/page/2) ![eos-tools-dark.jpg](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/eos-tools-dark.jpg "eos-tools-dark.jpg") ## Unlock The Toolbox. Simple tools that empower entrepreneurs to get what they want from their businesses. 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