Implementer Posts
Stumped, Stuck, and Stymied? Here’s How to Accelerate Your Execution
You are a visionary business owner with ambitious plans. You’ve invested in your business and hired a team of superstars. They are working hard – you see it every day – yet, somehow, you are not hitting your milestones. You aren’t advancing in your goals. You and your team are getting more and more frustrated. You’ve got all the ingredients for success, but instead you are stumped, stuck, and stymied. In the first blog “Stumped, Stuck, and Stymied? An Integrator Can Get You Out of the Mud” on being stumped, we looked at the crucial role an Integrator plays in achieving your business objectives. But what if you have an Integrator and still aren’t able to execute on your plans? Revving Up the Execution Engine You know what great execution looks like: the trust and respect, the structure and organization, the consistency and reliability, the results and outcomes. Effective execution
Shiny object syndrome: What it is and how to overcome it
Shiny object syndrome, or SOS, is a business term that refers to the tendency of being constantly drawn to “exciting” new opportunities. The new opportunities are usually business ideas, services or products that you want to dive into without fully determining the potential or whether or not it’s a good idea. It stems from the belief that there is always something new or unknown that’s worth being explored. Many entrepreneurs have shiny object syndrome because it’s simply how they’re wired. It’s how they got into the business they are in now. They saw something worth pursuing. A gap. An unserved niche. A better mousetrap. The negative impact of shiny object syndrome The main reason why SOS can have a negative impact on an entrepreneur is because it takes time, energy and resources away from your core business to put toward something new that may not have long-term value. It forms
The meaning of VTO™
The meaning of VTO™ By figuring out what your company needs to grow, you can work toward your goals that contribute to your vision. VTO™ is an easy-to-use tool from Entrepreneurial Operating System® that allows you to look at every aspect of your company’s potential and helps everyone on your team play a role in the company’s success. Learn about VTO and every component of the Foundational Tool that can support your company vision. What is the VTO? The VTO is one of the Foundational Tools in EOS®, the Entrepreneurial Operating System. It stands for Vision Traction Organizer and is a very simple tool to get 100% of your people 100% on the same page with where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. The beauty of this tool is found in its simplicity and completeness. Instead of a 50-page PowerPoint deck, your company vision is captured in a two-page document
Overcoming the 3 Barriers to Delegation
At the beginning of every EOS journey is Focus Day. It’s a day dedicated to establishing the leadership team, setting rocks, and learning about the five leadership abilities and how you can use them to create breakthrough moments for your business and yourself as a leader. One of those five leadership skills necessary for success as an entrepreneurial leader is delegation. For companies running on EOS, delegation really starts with two things: An accountability chart for the team you need to support the work the organization needs from your function Your own understanding of what you love to do and are good at doing, which is the foundation of what help you will need from your team to be successful. It is that simple, and never that easy. As a leader, it’s easy to fall into the trap of feeling like the responsibility of doing every task falls onto you, which is a stressful place to be!
EOS Business Model
The EOS business model is a complete, proven system or framework, supported by simple tools to help entrepreneurs get what they want from their business. Regardless of what you do or who you sell to, the EOS Model™ can help you and your leadership reach and exceed your goals. What is the EOS business model? “EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System®, has helped thousands of entrepreneurs around the world get what they want from their businesses. Implementing EOS will help you and your leadership team get better at three things: Vision, Traction, Healthy.” Vision — Your company Vision means simply getting everyone in your organization, 100% of the people, 100% on the same page with where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. Achieving alignment and giving people something bigger to be part of. Everyone needs to be rowing in the same direction with no energy spent on activities that do not align
LMA: It’s not just another TLA, without it there is no accountability.
“When people feel accountable and included, it is more fun.” – Alan Mulally, former CEO, Ford Motor Company Having great people is only part of the puzzle. Accountability helps drive satisfaction and a sense of ownership of results. One of the struggles that is often uncovered from Visionaries is that they are having a hard time holding people accountable. Of course, they rarely come right out and say that. It typically comes out as we peel back the layers of the onion regarding what they want from their business that isn’t currently there. People have a hard time admitting that they have trouble holding people accountable as they feel it makes them look like a poor leader, which no Visionary wants to admit. That’s not necessarily the case though. It could just mean their teams aren’t using simple tools that can help drive accountability. You can’t actually hold people accountable