Founders see results, but rarely how managers lead. Skip level reviews close that gap — surfacing feedback that helps managers improve. One conversation, one improvement, every 90 days.…
A practical compensation model for private companies: benchmarked base pay, role-based variable comp tied to critical numbers, monthly profit sharing to build financial literacy, and sale-only phantom-style exit bonuses that avoid equity complexity.…
If you’re letting someone go for performance, pay generous severance. Not to reward underperformance, but to end things cleanly—with accountability, compassion, and respect. Most exits fall into 3 patterns, and each teaches a different lesson.…
How to actually use dashboards to ignite continuous improvement: a simple weekly rhythm where Scoreboard Day exposes the numbers, Fritz-style situation reports explain every red, and a focused leadership status review turns gaps into structural fixes.…
Strategy is doing the work to decide exactly what you want, who you’ll serve, how you’ll be distinctively better – then shipping one meaningful improvement every 90 days and not messing with it.…
Learn Robert Fritz’s digital decision making process and how to use it in EO Forums to cut through story, clarify values, and make clean yes/no decisions.…
Clear The Air isn’t about fixing problems in the moment; it’s about naming emotions that limit participation. At the start of an EO Forum meeting, we ask whether anything about the group—or a member—is affecting how we show up.…
Most entrepreneurs zigzag because they never define what they want from their business. This article shows you how to write a clear, personal Purpose: what you want it to deliver to you, by when, and how you’ll measure it.…