To say my dear grandfather is a “serial planner” is something of an understatement. A high-school math teacher and slide-rule expert, his love of details, structure and discipline is legendary. Whenever he travels anywhere, friends and family receive copies of a detailed itinerary well in advance, carefully hand-printed on a pristine sheet of – you guessed it – graph paper.
Topic: Vision & Strategy
Are You Running Your Business Or Is Your Business Running You?
Never has there been a better time to be an entrepreneur. You may or may not agree with that statement, but it’s true.
Plan for Tomorrow Today
Most people start their day with no plan and drift into the office like rudderless ships. Great leaders and managers plan for tomorrow today, which lets them be proactive and in control instead of reactive.
Setting Goals and Living in a 90-Day World™
Most EOS clients have recently finished their annual planning sessions (most in December and January).
The Core Values Book
After completing the Core Values exercise for your organization (learn how on pages 34-45 of Traction) you can make them come alive with a Core Values Speech (see examples on pages 39-44 of Traction) and also with your company’s Core Values Book. This book captures stories from employees, customers and vendors about how your company’s values resonate with them. Let them tell a story about how one or more of your values supported a fellow employee or how it gave a customer a reason to return.
Business Vision – Be clear, and you’re Guaranteed to Benefit
If you’ve been to either of EOS Midwest or EOS Worldwide’s home pages or seen any EOS materials, then you’ve read the phrase, “Clarify, Simplify and Achieve Your Vision.” There’s no way to miss it. We make an effort to emphasize it.