Wayne Kurzen, Certified EOS Implementer One of my favorite bloggers is Seth Godin (author of many books including The Purple Cow).  I was personally challenged by his recent blog “The Top 5%.”  There is something in us that says shoot to be in the top 1%.  While that sounds…

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Professional EOS Implementer? Wayne Kurzen – Certified EOS Implementer I recently had a conversation with a seasoned emerging growth entrepreneur who was planning to implement the Entrepreneurial OperatingSystem (EOS®) in his company. He asked me point-blank, “Why should I hire you to…

As a pilot for 33 years and 15 years of helping entrepreneurial leaders get more of what they want from their business, I have found that documenting processes that are highly relevant, easy to follow and “followed by all” is a consistent challenge. Of course, everything cannot be reduced to…

Don’t get Caught in this Trap! Most of us have faced situations where team members come to us to complain about someone, some policy or some decision.  Oftentimes they are trying to leverage our relationship to get what they want.  Don’t get caught is this trap – don’t lend a…

As we look towards planning for 2018, I encourage you to begin doing what we call in the EOS® world, a Clarity Break™.  I have heard many times that Great leaders have a habit of taking quiet thinking time. That means escaping the office on a weekly basis for an…

Micro-Management vs. Abdication Management In recent years, there has been a lot of momentum towards providing employees more autonomy and empowerment.  But is that necessarily good? Patrick Lencioni observes… The pendulum swung far away from micromanagement and seemed to get stuck on the opposite end of the spectrum, in a…

By The Kurzen Group  October 25, 2016  General News It’s the time of the year for one of our legendary sports events, the World Series. This year we have the Indians, who haven’t won since 1948, and the Cubs who haven’t won since 1908.  Should be a humdinger!  I grew up…