Entrepreneurial organizations usually have two types of leaders at the helm: Visionaries and Integrators. Which one are you?
Topics: EOS, Leadership, Integrator, Visionary
The More I Work In My Business, The Less It's Worth
Written by Ed Callahan on November 4, 2019
How can it be true that the more I work in my business, the less it’s worth?
I first heard this comment from a fellow EOS Implementer™, Kevin Armstrong, who hails from Vancouver. He explained that the notion came to him when he was working with a small business owner who wanted to sell his business.
To the business owner’s dismay, a valuation expert told him that because he had always controlled everything and had not developed a strong leadership team, the valuation he desired was dependent on him staying in the business. He was stuck!
Topics: EOS, Business Owner, Delegate
Years ago, I bought my dream car: a three-year-old 1984 BMW 528e. Suddenly, I started noticing other BMWs just like mine on the road everywhere.
Psychologists tell us that this is the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, otherwise known as frequency illusion or recency illusion. This occurs when the thing you've just noticed, experienced, or been told about, suddenly seems to crop up constantly.
Topics: EOS, Organization, IDS, Accountability Chart
Even the best superheroes have partners. Wearing a cape means that it takes someone particularly understanding to enter into a relationship that is likely to be fraught with peril.
Topics: EOS, Integrator, Rocket Fuel, Visionary
Bottlenecked, gridlocked, congested – there are lots of ways to describe how it feels when a business gets stuck. We’ve all been there at some point in our work, and once you realize you are there, you immediately start searching for ways to get "unstuck."
Topics: EOS, Leadership, Growth, Delegate