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You’re at your desk working on something. There’s a knock at your door or the phone rings. One of your employees needs to talk to you. They describe an issue they have, and they want you to resolve it for them. It might be a problem they think they can’t fix, a decision they don’t...
My dog, Wyatt, eats rocks.  He devours rocks, gets sick and can’t keep food or water down.  He then wallows around for several days until he passes the rocks-not a pretty image, I admit. You’d think Wyatt would have learned after the second or third time, but he hasn’t.  My wife Dawn and I are...
You’ve heard about EOS. You’ve done some research. But still, you’re not convinced. Is it really going to help me achieve what I want with my business? That skepticism is healthy. Whenever someone promises you something, you should be somewhat skeptical. After all, it’s the job of sales and marketing people to promote seemingly unbelievable...
By their nature, all projects induce change on individuals. It may be a change in process, product line, job aids, tools, organizational structure, personnel, or at the least expectations. As you know, not everyone deals with change in the same way. Also, change can be halted or derailed because of the way people respond to...
We all have managed or worked with them. That certain type of team member who says they finished a task when the reality is they didn’t. The “i”s weren’t dotted and the “t”s weren’t crossed. They finished 80%, 90%, 99% of the work, but not 100% of it. These team members end up slowing progress...
How do you achieve your organizational goals? Lots of leaders get stuck here. They communicate their goals to their organization at a meeting and think everyone will grab hold of the goals and take it from there. But, this rarely happens. It’s not that the goals are unreasonable or that there aren’t qualified people in...
Employee engagement is on everyone’s mind these days. Not only do we continue to see the dismal numbers reported again and again, but more studies are also revealing why it’s a serious business problem. Higher employee engagement correlates with greater productivity and profits. Low engagement, on the other hand, can cost companies billions in turnover,...