Implementer Posts
The Muscle Milk Legacy and Finding Your Niche (If You Employ Family Members in Your Business, Read this Now)
I recently met the founder of Muscle Milk, Greg Pickett, in the airport. He’s a friendly and delightful guy. Greg sold the company for $400M, but before he did, he did something really smart and significant for his family. He spun-off a small business that supplied the flavors to Muscle Milk and other drink companies. Here’s why that simple idea and opportunity is so important. $400M is “ruin-their-life” money. He won’t be able to spend it all, and if it goes to his kids and grandkids in a lump sum, it will ruin their lives. (If you question that, do some research. I’m not going to provide the social proof of how obviously true that statement is.) Instead of ruining them with money, he empowered them with work. The money from the sale is enough to support multiple generations. But if people don’t work they don’t contribute to society around them. If
What to Do When Your Business is in Transition
You are at a critical juncture in your business, and you feel it. Perhaps you are already clear about the change in direction that’s on the horizon. Maybe you know the what, when, and how or maybe you don’t—details are yet to be determined. Either way, strong and effective leadership is needed—NOW. Right now. Not in some ambiguous future, where dates and details force you to act. Now is the only moment you have. Today is the day to be the leader your people need you to be. And here are a few empowering steps in that direction. Choose Clarity Above Certainty. You cannot always be certain. Things change, people move, details evolve… But you can provide clarity for today. “As of this moment, here’s what I know…” “Instead of focusing on the unknown, let’s focus what we can control, today.” “Here’s what we can do in the in-between…” “You probably
Your Business Needs a Secret Sauce: Enter the 3 Uniques™
Today, we’re going to whip up a secret sauce. Now, I can’t promise that this tasty combination will result in your anointment as a Kitchen Hero or the envy of Gordon Ramsay. But when basted upon your business, your clandestine condiment could unlock the kind of business success that will have your competitors salivating and your customers asking for seconds. Enter the 3 Uniques™. Much like other good things that arrive in a trio, it’s a strategic tool that will help you drive differentiation, excel in your market – and sniff the sweet smell of success! The 3 Uniques™ is a component of the Entrepreneurial Operating System®, which I’ve talked about before. EOS® is a comprehensive framework that helps businesses like yours streamline their processes, enhance leadership, and boost growth. To bring the topic of the 3 Uniques to life, I recently sat down with John Klick, an EOS Implementer® and serial entrepreneur for more than two
STEP 4 IN THE EOS PROCESS®: QUARTERLY PULSING® & 2-DAY ANNUAL PLANNING
As the last piece of our 4-part blog around the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System®) Process®, we’re going to break down what the regular cadence looks like upon finishing the first three days of tool teaching and building out the vision and execution strategies. Quarterly Pulsing® Upon finishing the first three days within the EOS Process where we build out the vision and executional strategy for your organization, we then shift into what we call Quarterly Pulsing®, or our 90-Day World®, where we are continuing to meet with your leadership team roughly every 90 days. Here’s what a typical Quarterly session looks like: Reviewing the Prior Quarter Looking back at the successes of your past quarter is so important; Mainly, to see how far you’ve come. We also focus the first part of the day on lessons and takeaways from the previous quarter, as well as doing a quick dive into
Stumped, Stuck, and Stymied? Instead of Spinning Your Wheels, Stop!
What is the number one thing not to do when your car is stuck in the mud? Don’t spin your wheels! You’ll just sink deeper in the muck. But if you’ve been in that situation, you know that the natural response is to keep your foot pressed on the gas pedal. It takes an effort of will to pull back, evaluate, and determine how to get out of the mire. In business, it is no different. When leaders find their businesses stuck in the mud, the automatic response is to keep going, going, going … even though they aren’t going anywhere. In our past two “Stumped, Stuck, and Stymied” blogs, we looked at how to get unstuck by accelerating execution and empowering an Integrator. Here, we examine a third powerful tool to get out of the mud. It can be stated in a single word: STOP. When what you are doing isn’t
STEP 3 IN THE EOS PROCESS®: VISION BUILDING®
Continuing on in our 4-part blog around the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System®) Process®, we’re next going to break down what the second and third days of working with a professional implementer actually look like where you really start diving into the vision, strategy and execution for your organization. Vision Building® – Day 1 Now that you’ve been introduced to the tools in Focus Day® and your team has spent roughly a month implementing and using them within your Level 10 Meeting™ structure, it’s time to start building out the vision for the future. Vision Building® is split over two days roughly a month apart and approximately a month after Focus Day. Why do we use a spaced learning concept with time between Focus Day and the Vision Building days? We want your team to get in the necessary reps using the tools more and more effectively and work toward mastery before