Implementer Posts
Finding Your Meeting Pulse
The problem with most meetings? They are inefficient. However, you can’t have a successful business without meetings. If you think meetings are a total waste of time, it might have more to do with the way you hold your meetings than the meetings themselves. The problem is not that you have too many meetings, it’s that you have too many bad meetings. Does this sound like your meetings? They’re distractions. They interrupt your day, stopping you from getting things done and putting you behind schedule. They’re sporadic. You only ever meet when there’s a problem or a fire that needs to be put out. They’re never focused. Meetings are filled with long tangents, unrelated stories, and side conversations that never actually help to arrive at any solutions. They’re filled with unnecessary people. There’s always at least one person that really didn’t need to be there. While it might be impossible
How to Manage Your Business When You Grow Too Fast
In a post-covid world, many of the businesses that adapted and survived are now starting to thrive as restrictions lift and the world opens back up again. People are coming out and spending more. But while revenue might be up, how is your back of house keeping up? Are you producing the results that you want? As you find your business growing, think about this… Crystal Clear Accountability – Is your business aligned and are you hiring the right people—not just warm bodies? Are you working within your own unique ability? Are your leaders? Are you able to let go AND have the right people in the right seats to catch it? Defined Processes – Are your processes documented, simplified, and followed by ANYONE touching a core process so you can create real extensions of yourself? And ensure that what makes your company unique continues to exist? Solving Issues –
The Benefits of Working with a Professional EOS Implementer
The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a complete, proven business system that is meant to help businesses solve their issues and gain traction toward their vision through simple, practical tools and processes. It has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and business teams get what they want out of their business. However, when a business starts their EOS Journey, there are typically two options they can choose from: self-implementation or hiring an EOS Implementer. While it can be easy to say “We can do this ourselves,” there are actually several benefits that come from working with a Professional EOS Implementer that you won’t get by implementing independently. What is a Professional EOS Implementer? Before we discuss benefits, we first need to discuss what a Professional EOS Implementer is. My role as an EOS Implementer is 3 things: Teacher – I am going to teach you a set of simple practical tools that help
Progress Over Perfection
How often have you spent way too much time trying to get something juuust right? Often in our quest for perfection as leaders, we are actually holding ourselves and our business back from growing. There’s nothing wrong with wanting things to be perfect. However, it becomes a problem when you start spending hours, days, and even weeks on one project that was fine the first or second time you looked at it. When you have a million things waiting for you to do, is that really the best use of your time as a leader? My answer? Not really. Seeking perfection often gets in the way of making the changes your business needs to gain traction and achieve your vision. Leaders can become so focused on the tiny details, that it leaves little to no time to focus on actually growing the business. That is why business leaders need to
RBB: Surviving and Thriving through the Pandemic Thanks to EOS®
While the pandemic has taken the world by storm, businesses in every sector have had to make tough decisions and incorporate significant modifications to face this unexpected weather. One notable frontrunner who’s making it through the Covid storm at lightning speed is RBB, an electronics contract manufacturing company based in Wooster, Ohio. RBB attributes their success to using the Entrepreneurial Operating System® purely throughout their entire company. RBB began their EOS journey back in 2017 with just the leadership team utilizing Level 10 Meetings (L10s). In 2018, they hired me to fully engaged EOS throughout the entire company. In the face of the pandemic, RBB decided not to change course but buckle down and figure out how they could still meet their profit goals within the given situation and without having to lay-off employees. They took all the necessary precautions to stay safe on the shop floor and via remote work,
EOS® Success is No Mystery For IntelliShop
Ron Welty, Founder, Visionary and CEO of IntelliShop, heads one of the leading customer experience measurement and improvement firms in the country—and yes, this involves mystery shoppers. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, IntelliShop started in 1999 and has steadily grown while remaining strong throughout its 20+ year history. About four years ago, Welty leafed through Inc. Magazine that mentioned Gino Wickman and the Entrepreneurial Operating System® for small businesses. Intrigued, he read Get a Grip and decided right then to start using EOS for his business. And no, he didn’t start with CultureShoc. Initially, Welty did hire an outside EOS Implementer to help his company. And soon into the EOS process, he recognized the need to let go of some of the personnel in the company that didn’t fit IntelliShop’s Vision. The changeover, however, ended up being quite disruptive, with Ron having to step into the Integrator role for a good part of a year.