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I answered a question on Quora this week: How do we get employees to recognize that there is just one team? When employees feel disconnected from the purpose of the company than they will look to fulfill their belonging needs at their department’s level, or even outside the company. Conversely, for the employees to feel […]

One of the superpowers of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is making the distinction between the roles of the “Integrator” and those of the “Visionary”. Who is the Integrator The Integrator is the person who runs the business. He or she makes sure all executives work together as harmoniously as possible, keeps leaders on task […]

If you are a boss, you know that holding people accountable can be a bear. You probably recall many occasions where you have delegated a task to someone, who promised to do it, but something came up and they ended up not delivering. When you followed up you got a reasonable excuse that was hard […]

Distracting Ideas Unfocus CEOS In this late hour video, I talk about the Shiny Objects Syndrome that affects CEOs and business owners, who are addicted to exciting ideas and are willing to sacrifice growth and profitability for the thrill of chasing them. Shiny Objects are ideas and opportunities that excite the business owners and distract […]

One of my EOS clients asked about involving teams below the executive level in rock setting, instead of assigning rocks top down. His team had apparently asked for the opportunity to pick their own rocks, but he felt apprehensive about letting go of that process, besides not seeing a distinction between the top down delegating […]

Mergers are about integration. They are not about finding the partner company, nor affecting the transaction, however complicated either of these may be.  Most mergers fail due to a lack of integration after the merger.  The two companies hold on to their own identities far too long and miss the opportunity to create a future […]