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Business Tips : TRACTION (EOS – Entrepreneurial Operating System) Our management is implementing a new system called “Traction”. It will provide direction over the next year through a wonderful system. We look forward to sharing it with you here. We hope you will take the journey with us. ~Trust~ You can ignore the principles that govern trust—but they will not ignore you. Trust is the new currency of our interdependent, collaborative world. - STEPHEN M. R. COVEY Why, you ask? – 10 reasons: #1—We live in a world of declining trust. #2—Trust is the engine of the sharing economy. #3—The nature of work today demands increasing collaboration. #4—Change is the new normal in a disruptive world. #5—Our multigenerational workforce necessitates a different approach to how work gets done. #6—Trust is the critical enabler of strategic initiatives. #7—Trust itself has become a key strategic initiative. #8—“Culture” has reemerged as an imperative for organizational success. #9—Yesterday’s...

  Business Tips : TRACTION (EOS – Entrepreneurial Operating System) Our management is implementing a new system called “Traction”. It will provide direction over the next year through a wonderful system. We look forward to sharing it with you here. We hope you will take the journey with us. ~IDS (Identify, Discuss, Solve) & LMA (Leading, Managing, Accountability)~ STEP 1: IDENTIFY - Clearly identify the real issue, because the stated problem is rarely the real one. The underlying issue is always a few layers down. Most of the time, the stated problem is a symptom of the real issue, so you must find the root of the matter. STEP 2: DISCUSS - Most people spend most of their time at this step. They rarely identify the real problem before they start discussing, and thus they rarely solve anything. They just discuss everything ad nauseam, and they think they are being productive. The task of clearly identifying an issue enables you to stay focused on the issue at hand and a...

  Business Tips : TRACTION (EOS – Entrepreneurial Operating System) Our management is implementing a new system called “Traction”. It will provide direction over the next year through a wonderful system. We look forward to sharing it with you here. We hope you will take the journey with us. ~Rocks~ Wickman, Gino; Wickman, Gino. How to Be a Great Boss BenBella Books, Inc.. Kindle Edition.   Personal Tips: ~ Excellence~ One of our 4 core values is excellence. It means to be on the cutting edge, working toward the best quality product and service, being professional, and being consistent. This is the quality of person or product that people really appreciate because it is hard to find. This is truly trying to be the best at something. Some synonyms might be distinction, brilliance, perfection, merit, supremacy, eminence, and greatness. Please don’t ever think we will attain this, it is again, like last month we ...

  Business Tips : TRACTION (EOS – Entrepreneurial Operating System) Our management is implementing a new system called “Traction”. It will provide direction over the next year through a wonderful system. We look forward to sharing it with you here. We hope you will take the journey with us. ~1 year plan and rocks~ Provide an opportunity for everyone to share what they believe the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are. This is the classic SWOT analysis, a management tool for helping an organization take a good look at itself and clarify its current state, both good and bad. This is the Annual Meeting Pulse, and nothing is sacred. Working your way through the V/TO, take a hard look at your core values, challenge the core focus, make sure everyone is still on board for the 10-year target, and confirm that the marketing strategy is still unique and valuable to the customer. Where you’re not on the same page, discuss and debate until everyone is in...

  Business Tips : TRACTION (EOS – Entrepreneurial Operating System) Our management is implementing a new system called “Traction”. It will provide direction over the next year through a wonderful system. We look forward to sharing it with you here. We hope you will take the journey with us. ~Expansion and Growth~ We will grow, but we will not forget where we come from. We will also grow slow so that everyone is comfortable with the steps. We will take everyone that wants to go with us. The journey of building a great business is not about the destination at all. Of course, you want it to be highly profitable and generate wealth for yourself and others. Yet, along the way, you need to enjoy the lives that you will touch. You need to get excited about the value you will create for customers, enjoy the pure pleasure of playing the game of business, and be able to take pride in the self-perpetuating system you have built. Once you have created a business that does not require y...