Recently several of my clients asked for help putting together company or departmental scorecards. For many organizations and leaders, finding the right set of 5 to 15 leading indicators that provide an absolute pulse on the business (or the department) is a difficult challenge. Often it takes several months or longer to truly fall in love with your Scorecard.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Leadership, Scorecard, Business
It's a generally held opinion that you only get into the Football Hall of Fame as a quarterback if you have won a Super Bowl. Whether you agree with that unwritten quarterback rule or not, the point is that the Hall of Fame for all sports requires that for an athlete to be elected, the athlete must achieve beyond very high standards indeed.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Leadership, Employees, People, Business
Become a Successful Entrepreneur - Do Something Unreasonable
Written by Mike Paton on February 7, 2011
Seth Godin’s excellent blog post yesterday and one of my clients served to inspire this message. Godin offers one or two posts daily – generally short and packed with insight. If you’re not already a subscriber, it’s worth adding to your list.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Leadership, Business, Entrepreneur, Planning
There are many business communication tips one could share, but I am focusing on two that come to mind because of experiences I had this week.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, People, Business
I use a great analogy with clients who are struggling with the issue of toxic team members. The comparison is to gardening. When a plant is dying, it’s often one unhealthy branch or limb that is killing the entire organism. Simply prune the dead or dying limb, and the plant comes back to life and flourishes.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Team, Business