Things are going to get worse before they get better   None of us, including me, likes the headline above.  I want every less-than-ideal situation in my life to be made better with the snap of a finger.  But given that those situations likely evolved over years,...

There is a better approach to managing yourself.    Though we are more connected than ever, we are also more distracted and unfocused than ever.  We have numerous devices buzzing and ringing notifying us constantly throughout the day and night.  But the vast majority...

Part way during facilitating a full day session with a client the meeting went from great to tense really fast.  Some of the team’s deep-seated dysfunctional ways of operating came to a head.  The vibe in the room tanked.  People didn’t want to be there.  Tensions and...

In our personal and professional lives good is the enemy of great.  We let good things crowd out great things.  We settle for good, and forego great. Many of the entrepreneurial leadership teams I work with are initially in this category of settling for ‘good’ results...

The journey to run an entrepreneurial business on EOS® begins when the founder/owner realizes that what has gotten their company to this point is not going to allow the company to grow and scale to achieve their desired vision of the future. After committing to run...

Crucial Conversations are discussions between two or more people where the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong (see the book “Crucial Conversations” by Patterson and Grenny).   Conversations around behavior and performance are the most crucial of...