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Today, I’m talking to you Visionaries. I also have a visual aid, an unhappy Visionary. They’re concerned they made a mistake in the Integrator they hired. What would make a Visionary feel like this? If deadlines are missed, Rocks don’t get done, the team is not held accountable, Same Page Meetings™ don’t happen with regularity (at least once a …
Today, I want to talk to both the Visionary and the Integrator. The question we want to answer is who holds the Visionary accountable? The short answer is the Integrator. It’s you, Integrators. You need to hold the Visionary accountable. Maybe the shorter answer is nobody – but really it must be you. It’s got …
Today, I’d like to respond to an e-mail that we received recently. Let me set the stage. She says: “I’m a partner in a small business and I’m not an Integrator or a Visionary (66/65 scores). My business partner is a Visionary. What happens to the other partner who is neither fish nor fowl? I …
Today, I’m talking to you Integrators. I’d like to start off by quoting a passage from the fifth point on the Integrator Job Description, right out of Rocket Fuel: “The Integrator ensures that everyone is truly following and adhering to the company’s core processes and operating system with consistency.” The key point here is that the Integrator …
Today, I want to talk to you about one of the core challenges that we have as Visionaries and Integrators. We have to figure out how to maximize the work we get done. When I say work, I mean the meaningful things that we should be working on. And done meaning that we actually get them accomplished …
Today, I want to ask you about your issues. Actually, I want to introduce you to the Issue Tree. In the Issue Tree, we’ve got lots of Issues. Imagine the Accountability Chart™ in the root system of this tree. How many of your Issues are really rooted in the Accountability Chart™? I’ve had clients who …
I live in Texas. In Texas, we have a lot of sunshine and for the most part a lot of water. Plants grow fast here. In fact, sometimes it’s like the jungle is trying take over. There is just really rapid growth around here. Picture yourself growing a tree. Imagine there’s a branch growing that’s …
The other day I had a technical installer working on a project at my house. In the beginning of the process, he was really impressing me with his knowledge and expertise about what he was talking about. Part of the way through, I noticed him struggling with a step of the process. I had actually …
I love movies. One of the movie franchises that I’ve enjoyed a lot over the years is Fast and Furious. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen those, but there are a lot of fast cars, beautiful places, beautiful people, and all kinds of cool toys. So, they are a lot of fun to watch. One …
Today, I want to talk to you about becoming great. I know a lot of you are on your own individual journey to mastery. A lot of you are Integrators, so really I’m talking to you Integrators most of all today. We talk about the need for repetition and getting in your 10,000 punches or blocks …
