Podcast Recaps

[Podcast Recap] “Leaders that don’t create culture destroy companies”

Raleigh, North Carolina — November 6, 2019 — Longtime corporate leadership coach Walt Brown accused most businesses of operating as multiple organizations under one roof due to the failure of their leaders to establish a distinct culture. Brown, a certified EOS implementer and the founder of 7Q7P, made his statement on the

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4 Reasons Your Business Isn’t As Patient As You Think

Quite often, one of the first obstacles to reconfiguring a business into a Patient Organization through the BITE7 methodology is revealing to the owner of the company that he is not already at the helm of a patient organization. This is an understandable, yet nonetheless harmful misinterpretation of one or

Podcast Recaps

[Podcast Recap] Tractionville - The Patient Organization w/ Walt Brown

In his appearance on the Tractionville Podcast, EOS implementer and 7Q7P CEO Walt Brown shared the backstory behind his emergence in the world of EOS with hosts Chris White and Benj Miller, while also sharing some valuable pieces of advice based on his experiences with setting companies on a new

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Learning How To Win And The 7 Questions

“They have to learn how to win.” This quote came from Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers. He was talking about his young team, and it made me think. “They have to learn how to win as a team.” Per usual, my mind started chewing on this thought, looking at it from

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Organizational Tyranny: 2 Masks of Core Value Terrorists

Having strong, toothy core values will smoke and flush out the folks I call "core value terrorists", or CVT’s. We must eliminate these CVTs from our teams, lives, and organizations. Tyranny (noun): Cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others. I see this issue manifest

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Fair Enough?

"Core Values is not something you do to your people. It is something you do for your people, and yourself." Protecting your company’s core values starts with your interview process. (Note: Please come to grips with the fact that there is no way to "test"

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Smartest Dumbest Guy in the Room Syndrome

“Man, I'm only using 60% of my brain at work, and it stinks!” Above is a comment from Bob, a friend and former Integrator of an EOS client of mine. My client sold her company and Bob moved on to the same position in another company. "I&

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All Hands on Deck

Your Organizational Operating System is your disaster plan. “All hands on deck.” This saying has special meaning to me and it involves danger and lives. Having raced large sailboats 60+ feet long with 100 foot tall masts and 17 people on the crew, I’ve heard this phrase a few

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All You Can Eat “Rock” Buffet

Originally published on EOS Mastery on August 11, 2015 Recently I was doing my favorite thing, I was in the room with one of my EOS client teams. This team of five has been on The Journey for a bit over a year with 6 Rock Setting experiences under their

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Business Core Focus: “Imagine a Hedgehog in a Wrestling Outfit.”

Originally posted on EOS Mastery on August 11, 2015 Recently I was powder and mogul skiing in Alta, Utah with an EOS client and friend from Dallas Texas. My friend, Bob, had been a 3 time Texas High School State Wrestling Champ and rode a wrestling scholarship to Duke. We

217 words on the word “Accountable”

Originally posted on EOS Mastery on August 11, 2015. Lessons we learn by listening to how people use words. Words are the foundation of our corporate culture. This term, “Accountability”, gets thrown around a ton in my world, and, frankly, I believe it is: 1. misused, and, 2. speaks a

Lazy Language: 3 Ways to Clarify Corporate Nomenclature

Originally poste on EOS Mastery on August 11, 2015 “The more precise and clear our corporate language becomes, the easier and less complex work is.” – Walt Brown Below are three dangerous areas that become very evident when my clients and I journey deeper into EOS and become more precise and