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This is the third and last post on how to consistently make good decisions. The first post explains how your Vision should guide your decision. The second post share the 10 commandments of good decision making. Step 3 – Good Decision Making Requires Clarity and Confidence One of the hardest things to do is step ...

5 Steps to Consistently Make Good Decisions, Steps 3-5

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Leaders struggle with two challenges Leaders struggle with two challenges when trying to make good decisions: Making bad decisions, and Taking far too long to make them This is the second in a series of posts where I show you how to deal with both in a very straight forward way. You will learn: There ...

5 Steps to Consistently Make Good Decisions-Step 2

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Before you start reading, write down two things: 1) The biggest problem you’re facing with your business — (be honest, no one is looking) 2) The time-frame in which you need to resolve it Now apply each of the following steps to your problem. The only reason you have a problem is… Do you have ...

5 Steps to Consistently Make Good Decisions-Step 1

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  If you are running a business (and you want to be successful), there are 3 things you need to check on EVERY week. Invite your leadership team and set aside some time – ideally the same day, the same time, and every week. Yes, every week – but you can do it in 15 ...

The 3 Most Important Things to Check EVERY Week – How to Run a Successful Business

EOS Carolinas - Teaching hungry organizations how to fish

I was sitting in a coffee shop writing a post and there was interview going on at the next table. What struck me, as I tried to write, was the amount of time the interviewer spent talking to versus listening to the interviewee. He would ask a question and as soon as she started to ...

You Can’t Learn Anything with Your Mouth Open

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While walking along a trail an entrepreneur slips off a ledge and down a long cliff. As he’s rocketing down, he’s manages to grab hold of a vine. He finds himself hanging a thousand feet from the top and a thousand feet from the bottom. He’s has no idea what to do so he looks ...

Letting Go of the Vine

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  As we approach the New Year, many companies reflect on the past year’s performance and set goals for the New Year. Unfortunately many times there are “carry over’s”, things that we wanted to do/should have done this past year, but… stuff got in the way, there just wasn’t enough time in the day. Wouldn’t ...

5 Simple Steps that will Free Up 5–10 hours a Week

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As we approach the holiday season, and the typical corporate performance review cycle, I’ve been thinking about performance reviews – you know, the naughty and nice list, and I’ve had a brainstorm… Santa does it, most of the corporate world does it, it must be the right way to do it — I’ve decided to ...

Performance Feedback – Santa’s Way?

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Have you ever worked at a place that has core values ? Were they dead or alive? Did you have a poster on the wall, a postcard on your bulletin board, or a business card with them listed? But after the obligatory roll-out session, where the executive team told cute anecdotes about each one, did ...

RIP Core Values