Once a business coach has helped a leadership team define goals and priorities and create a clear vision for the future, they next look at all of the possible obstacles that could prevent the business from being successful in their efforts to achieve those goals. Even the most successful organizations have “issues” from time to time: those problems or obstacles that could prevent future growth and development and limit your overall success. The key is to identify your potential problems and by bringing them out into the open by placing them on an Issues List.
What is an Integrator? Part II
If you haven’t read my previous blog, “What is a Visionary?”, it’s a vital read before reading this one.
What is a Visionary? Part I
One of the most powerful EOS tools is the accountability chart. It’s powerful because it crystallizes the right structure (click here to download the accountability chart) and illustrates all available seats in your organization. In addition, it clarifies who reports to who and who is accountable for what.
Are You Running in a Straight Line?
My high school cross country coach, Chuck Lucas, was a legend. He and his teams won more than twenty league championships, countless district titles and two state titles – my senior year and the year following. There were lots of reasons “Coach Luke” was effective, but one was remarkable. He saw things other coaches never saw.
It’s Not That You Don’t Have a Vision, It’s That You Don’t Agree
One of the most enjoyable parts of the EOS Process is getting a leadership team 100 percent on the same page with their company vision. The main reason is that once this is complete, magic happens and everything falls into place. Priority setting gets better, issue solving gets easier, and accountability just happens. Then results immediately follow.