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How To Use Feedback To Build Trust And Accountability

Written by Rene Boer on February 3, 2020

In a former life, I worked in large organizations where the human resources (HR) department would conduct “360 Feedback Programs”. If you’re not familiar with this exercise it works like this... 

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When Your Employee Isn't A Fit

Written by Sue Hawkes on January 27, 2020

As a Minnesota resident, I often find myself dreaming of warm climates this time of year. 

The temperature hovers around freezing and I can picture the arid deserts of Arizona or the lush rainforests of Hawaii. Both climates offer respite from the Minnesota winter, but they are decidedly different from one another in flora and fauna. 

A cactus can’t survive in the rainforest, and ferns can’t grow in the desert.

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Why You Have To Fire 'Ned'

Written by Sean McDermott on January 6, 2020

Knowing which employees really “belong” in your company is a puzzle.

Life and business go smoothly when your people fit your company’s culture (“Right Person”) and sit in seats that they’re ideally built for (“Right Seat”).

On the flip side, the cost of getting it wrong is also very real. So how do you know if  you have the Right People sitting in the Right Seats?

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Without Vision The People Perish

Written by Mark O'Donnell on January 2, 2020

One of the most powerful tools in The EOS Process® and in developing the Vision/Traction Organizer™ (V/TO™) is your 3-Year Picture™. 

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No Experience Wanted

Written by Rene Boer on October 28, 2019

A common frustration of many business owners is how difficult it is to find and keep “good people”. Conversely, “bad people”, those who regularly commit one or all of the Seven Deadly Sins, seem to abound. Even when “good people” are hired, it’s only a matter of time before they somehow mysteriously turn out to be “bad people”. The lament is often “they interviewed so well, but …”

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