--- title: EOS Worldwide Blog | Tips & Advice for Entrepreneurs and Leaders of Growing Companies | Rene Boer (15) description: Leadership tips and advice for using the Entrepreneurial Operating System to get powerful results from your business. (15) --- - [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/rene-boer/page/15#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 : ## Rene Boer ### Recent Posts ## [Disengaged Employees](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/620/eos/disengaged-employees/) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on February 14, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) It’s estimated that uninspired, **disengaged employees** cost American business more than $350 billion annually. Over the last decade, a Gallup Poll of 10 million employees revealed that two thirds felt they were not given the opportunity to do what they do best every day. [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/620/eos/disengaged-employees/) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/620/eos/disengaged-employees/#comments-listing) Topics: [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers), [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos), [Employees](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/employees), [Team](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team), [Clarity](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/clarity) ## [How to Solve Business Problems – The Second Discipline](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/637/eos/how-solve-business-problems-–-the-second-discipline/) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on January 20, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) After capturing all your issues on your team’s Issues List – the first discipline – we now need to review the second discipline – **how to solve business problems**. [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/637/eos/how-solve-business-problems-–-the-second-discipline/) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/637/eos/how-solve-business-problems-–-the-second-discipline/#comments-listing) Topics: [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers), [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos), [Issues List](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/issues-list), [Team](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team), [People](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/people), [Business](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business) ## [Solving Business Problems – Start With This Discipline](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/638/eos/solving-business-problems-–-start-with-this-discipline/) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on January 17, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) How often have you sent emails or left voice messages for team members, asking them to solve business problems without considering what else they are working on? In **the rush to solve business problems**, well-intentioned leaders and managers sometimes create unnecessary chaos and work for themselves and their direct reports. Have you ever solved what you thought was an important business problem only to realize you had created an even larger one by over-reacting or reacting too quickly? Or have you ever diverted key resources away from higher priorities to solve things that weren’t as important? [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/638/eos/solving-business-problems-–-start-with-this-discipline/) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/638/eos/solving-business-problems-–-start-with-this-discipline/#comments-listing) Topics: [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers), [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos), [Issues List](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/issues-list), [Team](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team), [Business](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business) ## [Business Deadlines = More Traction](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/645/eos/business-deadlines-more-traction/) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on January 6, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The acronym “S.M.A.R.T.” is a filter to create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. Each is important to setting goals but it’s the last one, “timely” that creates the urgency necessary to achieve a goal. And, nothing ensures timeliness like a deadline. Setting and then meeting **business deadlines** creates traction, and traction is the real test of an effective, cohesive leadership team. Without traction people are just spinning their wheels. [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/645/eos/business-deadlines-more-traction/) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/645/eos/business-deadlines-more-traction/#comments-listing) Topics: [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers), [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos), [Leadership](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/leadership), [Accountability](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/accountability), [Traction](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/traction), [Team](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team), [People](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/people), [Business](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business) ## [Solve Business Problems – Compartmentalizing!](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/648/eos/solve-business-problems-–-compartmentalizing/) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on January 3, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In a prior life, I often found myself dealing with about 136 issues daily, hoping to solve as many business problems as possible. But, no matter how many issues I moved off my desk, the next day there’d be a few more there waiting for me. I measured my productivity and success by how many problems I could solve. Often I found myself solving the same issues over and over again. Sound familiar? [Read More](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/648/eos/solve-business-problems-–-compartmentalizing/) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/648/eos/solve-business-problems-–-compartmentalizing/#comments-listing) Topics: [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers), [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos), [Issues List](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/issues-list), [Traction](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/traction), [Meetings](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/meetings), [Business](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business) [< Previous](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer/page/14) | [All Posts](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/all)| [Next >](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer/page/16) ![eos-tools-dark.jpg](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/eos-tools-dark.jpg "eos-tools-dark.jpg") ## Unlock The Toolbox. 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