It was Monday, December 19. Emily Lindner, Rick Lindner, and Erica Hannan, the leaders of TruNorth Consulting, were in our EOS® annual retreat and planning session. While contemplating what they wanted to accomplish with their business in the next three years, Emily’s...
Entrepreneurs start a business for various reasons: to attain more freedom, control of their life, or income; to build something great; or to make a difference (or for all these reasons!). As entrepreneurs expand their leadership team, the new leaders typically want...
An entrepreneur recently emailed me this: “I’m so exhausted!” I can’t count how many times I’ve heard that or something similar (“I’m overwhelmed” is also common) from entrepreneurial leaders over the past three decades. Entrepreneurial leaders often find themselves...
Have you ever had a coach or mentor challenge you because they saw your potential and believed in you? If so, how did you respond? If you manage a high performer, or potential high performer, whom you want to help excel and keep at your company, then be a great mentor...
To have a high-performance entrepreneurial team or organization, you must have people who live the company’s values (right people) in positions where they have the skills to be high performers (right seats). You must also lead, manage and hold accountable each of your...