Entrepreneurs would make horrible fish, right!? Ok… well maybe this one could use a bit of explanation.
Entrepreneurs would make Horrible Fish
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They call me “Hurricane”: how I solved my worst-ever personnel problem
The single most embarrassing lesson I’ve ever learned in my whole business life came when I found out my employees had nicknamed me “Hurricane Ken”.
Parts & Pieces
Early this month, I was giving a presentation to a room of business owners about EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). One of the business owners came up to me after the meeting and was giving me some kudos for the presentation. After he was done, he said, “You know there is one thing you should add to your presentation.” I thought, “Ok, I guess he was just sugar coating his criticism.” He pointed out that many of the businesses in the room had been around for a while and most likely were doing some of the things we talked about. “Parts and pieces,” he said, as in parts and pieces of the Six Key Components of successful businesses. He admitted that they may not be implemented in the most effective way but that some of the pieces were probably there. For him, the value of EOS was how the system pulled everything together.
Decide, Don’t Vote
A few years ago, Gino Wickman shared his Ten Commandments of Good Decision Making in his EBook, “Decide! The One Common Denominator of All Great Leaders.” Each commandment is a gem but the one that resonates with me most is: “Thou Shalt Not Rule by Consensus”.