Accountability issues are like blackberry vines. The roots go everywhere. An inability to delegate is often due to having the wrong people in...

When tackling a challenging issue one of two things might happen: You circle around the root of the issue to avoid conflict; or, Emotions...

First, let's define accountability in real-world business terms. You have financial, sales, service, and operational goals that enable your...

[Part 2 in an ongoing series about millennials in the workplace. See part 1, which outlines "The Top 5 Things Millennials Want from...

[Note: This is the first in a series of articles on hiring and working with millennials, stemming from conversations Suzanne Hanifin and Karen...

Gallup loves them some data. In a lengthy report, they characterized millennials as the least engaged generation (29%), the most indifferent about...

Harry pulled back on the throttle in a last-ditch effort to ease his single-engine Cessna onto the razor-thin beach. His plane skidded, then...

How to destroy employee engagement in five simple words “Let me think about that…”  In a recent Gallup article, Jim...

84% of all employees would consider leaving their current jobs if offered another role with a company that had an excellent corporate...

What is "Employer Branding"? Hiring the best people is hard work. Ask any recruiter worth his or her credentials. And, in today’s...

We're already into April, the second quarter of 2017. Yeah, those first three months blew by. We had snow, ice skating on local ponds, and enough...

A body at rest has three choices. It can remain where it is. It can move toward something. Or, it can be repelled away from...

In a recent conversation with my colleague, Gail Bendert, we talked about some of the issues her clients face. Gail is an expert at helping small...

The aging king leaned on his cane, sighed deeply, and looked out over his still sprawling kingdom. For as far as his old eyes could see, small...

Living on a floating home is wonderful, but as I learned during Portland's January Snopocolypse, it has its unique challenges. While on our...

Riddle me this, Batman: What can you do that is most likely to result in a higher level of employee motivation? {Theme to Jeopardy...

We balance realism against dreams when setting annual goals. Somewhere between the two sits a sweet spot, but it’s often difficult to...

EOS GWC™ stands for Get it, Want it, Capacity to do it. GWC is a component of the People Analyzer tool . ...

Lou’s idea of a long hike was a walk to the grocery store and back. In January of 2016 he set a goal to “Conquer Kili.” With no gear,...

In this festive season, we wish each other a Happy Holiday with all sincerity. This is a time of year when differences are often put aside, family...

Our kid’s table was a wobbly old card table. We sat on a hodgepodge of chairs, stools, and cushions, and as far away from the adults as...

At some point in almost every entrepreneur’s life, he or she will be asked to take their damned hands off the wheel. It’s your baby, and as...

As early as 1992, politics was described as a "post-truth" environment. In this world, what one feels and believes takes precedence over facts and...

Some employees show up, do their job, and go home. They are physically engaged in their work. Others show up, work with passion, and feel a...

I have a friend who's boss is a really nice person. Everyone likes her, she easily completes all her administrative tasks, and keeps...

In a recent conversation with Merger and Acquisition advisor Brent Freeman, he described how often suggestions he's made to business owners on...

Yesterday I wrote of the importance of aligning your core values throughout your organization, from the top to the bottom. What happens when one...

In an ideal world, we say what’s important to us and always act accordingly. As a business leader, you’re faced with four possibly different...

It is yet another dark and rainy day in Portland - perfect weather for ghouls, ghosts, goblins, and other creatures of the night. It’s also a...

At a recent workshop at EO in Portland, I was asked who within a company should lead the EOS® (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Level 10...

A business owner recently told me with complete certainty that money was the only factor that kept his employees motivated and from jumping ship...

Why Most Organizations Need Two Leaders by Don Tinney... It takes two types of leaders at the helm of a 10-250 person entrepreneurial...

Let's wave a magic wand and take your business from wherever you are today to being in the wonderful land of being a 100% strong on all of the 6...

Some entrepreneurial leadership teams seem to be well-oiled machines at creating chronic upset with their people. This by definition is not...

In 2009, Reed Hasting's, CEO of Netflix Published a slide deck on how Netflix hires, fires and promotes. The slide deck has been viewed over...

In the EOS process, you learn that much of the Focus Day™ involves establishing your Accountability Chart so that you can begin the process of...

To fill a seat on the EOS Accountability Chart, employees must Get it, Want it, and have the Capacity to do it (GWC). They must also be aligned...

Wouldn't it be great if everyone in your company fully understood AND actively exhibited your core values? Say one of your core values is...

The EOS People Analyzer is a brilliant tool to identify if a person "Gets It, Wants It and has the Capacity to do it (GWC), and if they align...

The first time I was recruited by a Venture Capital firm to fill a role as VP of Business Development in a quasi-high technology firm, they didn't...

In my recent blog post entitled "7 Steps to Hire Great People Every Time" the first of the seven was: Define what you want and need for...

In our opinion the People section of the EOS Model is one of the most critical. After all, a strategy is only as good the people who execute it....