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August 4, 2023

A Simple Way to Discover Your Company’s Core Values

October 20, 2020

The Four Horsemen: Signs Your (Business) Relationship is in Trouble

The Four Horsemen “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a metaphor depicting the end of times in the New Testament. They describe conquest, war, hunger, […]
September 11, 2020

EOS Tools During a Pandemic

Very often, crisis creates clarity. It seems easier to make decisions when your options are limited and your proverbial ‘back is up against the wall’. What […]
December 11, 2019

EOS Annual Planning

We don’t learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience. John Dewey – recognized as one of the founders of the philosophy of pragmatism and […]
October 31, 2019

Be a Great Boss: Have the EOS Quarterly Conversation

Every leader should have a Quarterly Conversation with each direct report every 90 days. It’s just checking in. It’s informal, but it needs to be on […]
August 21, 2019

The Vision for My First Multimillion-Dollar Company

In the beginning, I pretended to believe my hosted VoIP company would generate millions of dollars in sales. As I wrote the FeatureTel business plan and […]
June 27, 2019

Business is Good: Are you making the most of it and preparing for what’s next?

Tariff tensions put a dent in consumer confidence in June 2019 but measurements are still bumping around historically high numbers. Small business optimism is near a […]
May 24, 2019

EOS for your Departments or Branches

After the EOS rollout, the next question I usually get from members of the Senior Leadership Team (“SLT”) is, “So, how am I supposed to do […]
April 19, 2019

Gratitude

I have an appointment with gratitude every morning...
April 17, 2019

“Be and Do” – the Simplest Message for your Employees

Keep it simple. The first leadership ability I teach my EOS leadership teams is to simplify. As companies grow, complexity increases. Most of the time, it’s inherent: […]
May 26, 2017

Can You Smell Your Own Stink?

I promise this article is only about business ‘hygiene’ – and the title of this post came from a quote I heard from Brad Pitt in […]
July 13, 2017

The Difference Between Therapy, Coaching, Consulting and Mentoring

I used to think there was virtue in ‘going it alone’. I’d think to myself: “Come hell or high water I’m going to accomplish [this great […]
January 31, 2018

4 Keys to Business Love

Business is simple: Do what you love, with people you love, producing results that other people love.  When you fall in love, who is your best […]
May 4, 2018

Get a Grip on Your Business – Webinar with SBTDC

Want a quick overview of EOS with a focus on one of the tools? This Tuesday May 8th @ 2PM – 3PM (EDT), I begin a […]
August 6, 2018

The Simplest Job Descriptions

Simpler is usually better. According to the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), the ability to simplify is one of the five leadership abilities you need to master […]
August 21, 2019

The Vision for My First Multimillion-Dollar Company

In the beginning, I pretended to believe my hosted VoIP company would generate millions of dollars in sales. As I wrote the FeatureTel business plan and […]