In this short video, Steve Jobs talks about managing people at Apple. I am pleased to see him espouse the same principles we talk about when implementing EOS with companies. I should not be surprised at this since we always tell all our clients that EOS is based on timeless management principles; they have been around for 100 years and they will be around for 1,000 more.
The Abilene Paradox is a paradox in which a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of any of the individuals in the group. The Abilene paradox was introduced by management expert Jerry B. Harvey in his article The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement. The name of the phenomenon comes from an anecdote in the article which Harvey uses to elucidate the paradox.
One of the transformations that happens to companies when they implement EOS is that they create a leadership team that trusts each other. Often, before EOS, company leaders spend lots of time in unnecessary meetings updating each other on commitments they have made to each other or on the progress of the functional group they lead for the company.
How can it be true that the more I work in my business, the less it’s worth?
Entrepreneurs and leaders of companies of all sizes oftentimes get lost in working in their business Take a clarity break. This break is an opportunity to work on your business.
At a recent annual meeting with one of my EOS clients, the leadership team, as part of the process, challenged their entire strategic plan. In EOS terminology, they examined the answers to the eight questions in their Vision/Traction Organizer (V/TO). You can download a copy here.
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