In the movie, "The Karate Kid", Mr. Miyage exhorts Daniel to "Look eye, Daniel-san, always look eye!". Most communication issues can be distilled to a lack of "Look eye". These issues have many symptoms but the most common is "avoid eye".

”Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Five, because deciding is different than doing.” That is how Fred Kofman begins his post entitled Are You Making This Mistake at the End of Your Meetings? If you are a member of LinkedIn, you can read the whole post here. It is worth it. Lots of practical advice. The gist is that you must make a commitment to solve the problem, not just discuss it.

We have a confession to make. We hate Mission Statements.

LMA is an abbreviation for “Leadership, Management & Accountability. Think of it as a formula; L + M = A. You can’t create Accountability, it must be taken. Accountability is an outcome, a bi-product of great Leadership and Management. Great bosses are masters of LMA. They know how to get the best from their people by keeping them energized and engaged.

Chris White, a Certified EOS Implementer in Florida recently shared a link to a thought provoking video. Click here to view the video.