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Are You Measuring Success Against the Wrong Finish Line?

Earlier this summer, I finished my first triathlon of the season and immediately started thinking about everything I could have done better. After 28 years of racing, you’d…

How We Run Our Leadership Team With EOS (and Why It Works for Us)

When I first started my business 15 years ago, we were constantly chasing new ideas. Every opportunity looked promising, and every conversation sparked something new. We were busy,…

The Problem With “Holding People Accountable”

A senior leader said it plainly in a recent training session on accountability: “I feel like I’m constantly chasing people. If I don’t follow up, things just stall.”…

How to Reset a Leadership Partnership That’s Lost Traction

How to Reset a Leadership Partnership That’s Lost Traction If you read our last post on the five ways leadership duos lose traction, you might be sitting with…

5 Ways Leadership Partnerships Lose Traction (And What’s Not Being Said)

5 Ways Leadership Partnerships Lose Traction (And What’s Not Being Said) If you’re in a leadership partnership (co-founders, a CEO and COO, a visionary and an integrator, or…

Manager Stress Is Climbing. Pushing Harder Isn’t the Answer.

I’m seeing a trend across many organizations right now, and if you’re in leadership, you’ve probably noticed it too. Resources are getting tighter, and consequently, fewer people are…

How to Create Momentum When You Don’t Feel Ready

Michelle didn’t come into our coaching session saying, “Darcy, I’m avoiding a hard conversation.” She came in saying, “I don’t know what to do.” Except that she knew…

EOS Visionary Integrator Conflict: 3 Tensions That Create Friction (Even With Traction)

Visionary and Integrator conflict isn’t always easy to see, especially if the business is doing well. The business has traction, the scorecard tells a mostly positive story, rocks…