Vision. I went to the eye doctor and for the first time, I couldn’t read anything below the top line. Really?!! And how many other reminders do I need that I’m aging?
Topics: Organization, Process, Strategic Planning, decision-making, Vision/Traction Organizer
Use 'What If' To Get Everything You Want Out Of Your Business
Written by Jill Young on January 13, 2020
A couple of weeks ago, I had a morning appointment with a business owner and an afternoon appointment with an executive (from a different company).
The two meetings couldn’t have been more different.
Topics: Business Owner, Scorecard, Measurables, Solving Issues, decision-making
The Scorecard is one of the foundational tools we teach our EOS® clients. When I explain that it is a tool to enable management by exception, many of my clients respond that they do that already with a dashboard.
Topics: Accountability, Organization, Tools, decision-making
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?
Topics: Management, Strategic Planning, Solving Issues, decision-making
Why You Need to Find Your Business's "Sweet Spot"
Written by Duane Marshall on December 2, 2019
Harry Beckwith says, “people don’t lead, purposes do.”
Recently, I worked with a client who became a firm believer in this statement. He is the son who inherited a successful 20-year-old family business and is now struggling to pay the bills. He has been drifting away from the company’s core business and has become distracted.
During a conversation we were having, I asked, “Why do you do what you do?”
“I do it for the money!” he replied.
Topics: Business Owner, Core Focus, Strategic Planning, decision-making