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
Why do so many people HATE business meetings?
In talking to thousands of entrepreneurial leaders over the last 20 years, I've heard words and phrases like "endless, pointless, exhausting, inefficient, unproductive, etc." In short, most meetings are a frustrating waste of valuable time.
Topics: Organization, Meetings, Issues, Vision/Traction Organizer
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
A few years ago, I traveled to Green Bay, WI to see the Bears play the Packers on a Monday night.
My son and I made the trip with my wife’s brother and his son, who live in the LA area but somehow are huge Packers fans. When we arrived at the stadium on Sunday afternoon for a tour, my nephew said, “Look at the clock.” I said, “Okay, it’s 1:15.” Then he said, “Look at your watch.” I saw it was 1:00 and remembered about “Lombardi Time.”
Topics: Organization, Process, Team Health, Solving Issues
If you read my previous blog post, you know that I was obsessed with my Grandmother Bessie’s shoe closet growing up. And the obsession with shoes has followed me through life. To this day I love shoe shopping, but it’s not about just ANY shoe – it’s about the RIGHT shoe.
Topics: Organization, Team, Tools, Accountability Chart