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Organizational Effectiveness

Want to Make Alignment Easier? Staff with Eagles

While writing Chess Not Checkers, it became clear early in the process to create the type of organization that could win consistently, it would be critical for people to Act as One. However, a new insight surfaced along the way – It is much easier to align the “right people.” This simple observation, witnessed time and time again, compelled us to add Staff with Eagles as one of the best practices of High Performance Organizations.

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Today's Challenge Workplace Culture

Today's Challenge: Evaluating Events

Two weeks ago, I wrote about our upcoming annual meeting. We were about to host over 4,000 people for a multiple day event. Because I had our upcoming meeting on my mind, I also wrote several posts about the value and power of events. Today, I’ll address the question I’ve received numerous times over the last few days: How do you know if your event was successful?