Last week, I was in Detroit for one of our Quarterly Collaborative Exchanges, where EOS Implementers come together to work on mastery, purity, community, and The EOS Life. At some point, a few Implementers asked me a question I probably should’ve been asking myself: How am I doing at living The EOS Life? So I … Read more
How much of your business should eventually be run by technology? It feels like we’re reaching a point where almost every business problem has the same potential answer: AI. A project is taking too long? Let’s automate it. A sales problem? AI could help. Process, product, people—it doesn’t seem to matter. And to be fair, … Read more
I recently took a Clarity Break with a book that has nothing to do with business. The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich is an anthropology book about why humans became so successful as a species. I expected the answer to be intelligence. It wasn’t. Henrich argues that no individual human is smart enough … Read more
I recently had a conversation with a private equity client about what happens after they acquire a company. I wasn’t curious about the transaction. I wanted to know how they create value once they’re working with the leadership team. If they’re planning to own a business for five years, what do they focus on first? … Read more
I’ve learned a tremendous amount from Jim Collins over the years. One idea in particular has shaped the way we’ve built EOS Worldwide: the 20-Mile March from Great by Choice. Collins tells the story of two teams racing to the South Pole. One pushed hard whenever conditions were favorable and slowed down when they weren’t. … Read more
I recently wrote a check to a family member who didn’t deserve it. The moment I signed it, I knew I’d betrayed my own advice. As I drove away from the mailbox, I couldn’t stop thinking about something I’d written a few weeks earlier: “Healthy + Smart = Intelligence.” An intelligent person gets what they … Read more
