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…
One of the most powerful EOS® concepts is Compartmentalization™. David Allen, in his epic book, “Getting Things Done”, talks about the first step in time management is to do a brain dump and make a list of all the stuff in our heads. Then, all that stuff (issues) is organized…
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…
Are You Frustrated with Employee Performance? Who is the Problem? Wayne Kurzen, Certified EOS Implementer™ A recent survey of clients using EOS® revealed that 82.4% implemented EOS® because they were not getting all that they wanted from their people. I am delighted to announce that my colleagues, Gino Wickman (founder…
“It’s Not Just A Generational Thing” By Wayne Kurzen Those of you who are using an EOS® Implementer to help implement EOS® know that we have a policy of turning off all electronic devices during our sessions. Of course, I get some push back on the policy—and I understand…
If you try and chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb~ Several years ago, like many entrepreneurs I was struggling with feeling overwhelmed with too many things to do. Consequently, there were a lot of things I wasn’t doing or wasn’t doing really well. In many…
Fortune Magazine says 70% of CEOs fail because they don’t take action. The real problem isn’t the high-level strategy. It’s bad execution! Your strategy becomes public knowledge rather quickly – the deal breaker is in how well you execute! Southwest Airlines is the only airline that has made money every…
Several years ago, I was asked by an Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter, “What do you see as the biggest hurdle to business growth?” My response was, “Companies hang-on to the wrong people too long.” Okay, I can’t take credit for this great insight. Jim Collins wrote in Good to Great over 12 years…
A few weeks ago I attended a book signing for the Welch’s new book, The Real Life MBA. While there, I heard them mention that they’ve spoken to approximately one million people in Q&A sessions since 2001. The question most often asked: “Why is it so darn hard to get everyone…
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RT @wikileaks: Julian Assange speaking in 2011: "The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and E… https://t.co/abdIBii2yf, © 2018 EOS Implementer™ - Wayne Kurzen.
