At EOS Worldwide, we believe Entrepreneurial Utopia exists and that it is achievable. By our definition, Entrepreneurial Utopia is not an imaginary place of ideal perfection; it’s an ideal condition inside organizations that is reality, especially for those who won’t settle for anything less. If you’ve been there, you know exactly what we mean.
Entrepreneurial Utopia exists in organizations where:
Day: August 11, 2015
Leadership Team Development #3 – Decide!
My next step forward in this series on developing effective leaders and managers is to address an issue common to almost every leadership team I’ve worked with – indecision.
Leadership Team Development #2 – The 4 Major Functions
First note that I have changed the title of the series from Leadership Development to Leadership Team Development. Leadership and management only has relevance in the context of an organization – leading and managing people. Any business organization has at least 4 major functions that must be driven and managed for the business to succeed. As displayed in our June 1, 2010 post, they are:
Leadership Team Development #4 – All In
Ann Clifford, owner of Safari Solutions, shared the following comment on the first post in this series: “I’ve found that the best leaders are passionate about their mission. Assuming your mission goes beyond just making money, your enthusiasm and dedication to carry out your mission is embraced by your team. Your team will respect you for what you do and how you do, rather than your position title.” Very good comment Ann.
Stop the Email Madness
One of the most controversial disciplines we teach is an email system that will save hours of time for you every week if you embrace it. Half our clients love it, and half run for the hills when they hear it.
Firing Uncle Joe
The most difficult challenge for a business leader or manager is dealing with the poor performance of a long tenured employee, especially when that employee happens to be a family member or friend.