From What I've Gathered
How to Get Started with Strategic Planning – Part 2
In my last blog post, I recommended using SWOT when you’re developing your Mission and Vision statements. In this post, I’ll unpack what that means. Do a SWOT analysis. Sometimes the truth hurts. But every effective Strategic Plan requires an honest, objective look at an organization’s DNA. To those not familiar with the most popular…
How to Get Started with Strategic Planning – Part 1
What is Strategic Planning? Glad you asked. It’s a process that helps you know where you stand, clarifies where you should go, and creates a detailed plan on how to get there. Qualified consultants navigate leaders and teams through creating core objectives, leading to greater alignment, growth, and confidence. Although there are many good programs…
How Do the EOS® and StratOp Processes Compare?
What does EOS stand for in business? As a StratOp facilitator and guide, I’m often asked about EOS. What is EOS? EOS stands for “Entrepreneurial Operating System®”. It’s a set of processes and tools that help small and mid-sized companies to be more efficient in running their businesses. StratOp, the system that I implement, is…
What’s YOUR Perspective?
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being…
The Right Hiring Process
Hiring the right people is important. In our current environment, it could be argued that it’s never been more important. Yet for how important it is, I find it’s one of the top challenges leaders face. If only there was an example of sound hiring processes. Well, there is. Curt Rager is the President/CEO of…
The Development Pipeline
Effective leadership cultures are produced intentionally, evidenced by a “pipeline” method for creating and developing leaders. There are four stages, or “sections of the pipeline”: Recruiting, Training, Deploying and Reviewing. If any of these sections in the pipeline “leaks” (is ineffective), then the entire leadership development process suffers. Below is a brief description of each…