Getting More From (the Right) People
I have asked hundreds of entrepreneurs what prompted them to start a business, and not one of them has ever said, “Because I just LOVE managing people.”
People Issues – Sleep Better Tonight by Curing the “Yeah Buts”
Entrepreneurs often say, “People Issues are complicated.” Are they?
Become a Successful Entrepreneur – Do Something Unreasonable
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.
A Great Day = A Great Scorecard (and Vice Versa)
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.
Three Steps to Clearing the Fog with a Strong Data Component
Most entrepreneurs are flying blind – running their businesses on vague sensations, feelings and emotions, rather than data. During a week in which a company wins a big order, gets some positive feedback from a key client, and finally finds the right person to fill a key seat – the company’s owner(s) feel as though they run the very best business in the world. The following week, when the company loses a big sale, gets negative feedback from a client and has to deal with a few people issues – the owner(s) feel as though they run the most troubled company out there.
The Power of Abundance
You’re not an Entrepreneur if you have the time and money to do whatever you want.
Business Vision – Be clear, and you’re Guaranteed to Benefit
If you’ve been to either of EOS Midwest or EOS Worldwide’s home pages or seen any EOS materials, then you’ve read the phrase, “Clarify, Simplify and Achieve Your Vision.” There’s no way to miss it. We make an effort to emphasize it.
An Inspiring Success Story from a Determined Survivor
Click Here for an inspiring start to 2011. It’s a great profile from Twin Cities Business about my friend Stephanie Laitala and her company, OWL Bookkeeping and CFO Services.
Four Steps to Reducing Leadership Frustrations…Forever
Most entrepreneurial leaders are frustrated. Some leaders are only occasionally frustrated, because they find ways to resolve their issues quickly and effectively. But many leaders have been frustrated about a lot of things for a very long time.
Some seem to have resigned themselves to the notion that running an entrepreneurial company is destined to be a long, painful series of never-ending frustrations.
How Clarity Creates Value
If you’re familiar at all with EOS, you’ve heard or read the phrase, “Clarify, Simplify and Achieve Your Vision.” I’ve been thinking a lot about that phrase lately, and let me say explicitly that it’s a lot more than a tagline.