The Barzel Group Blog
It’s Not Too Late to Plan 2021
As January comes to a close, many business owners may shrug and assume they’ve missed their opportunity to plan for the coming year. 2020 derailed many of our goals and expectations, so it’s not a surprise if you kept putting off your strategic planning through the end of the year. Now, one month into 2021,…
A 2500-Year-Old Lesson in How to Address Conflict
What can leaders learn from an ancient story? History tells us Israel was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BC. The city of Jerusalem was burned to the ground and the people were deported to Babylon. They lived there as exiles for 70 years, until the Persians overthrew the Babylonian empire. At that time, King…
The Importance of Resting from Work: Avoiding Burnout & Other Benefits
Only by resting from work can we determine which goals are worth our time and start making plans to achieve them—without risking burnout.
Giving Differently
Christmas is the hap-happiest season of all. Well, it is usually. But this year, thanks to the global pandemic, tidings of comfort and joy seem to be in short supply. Especially if you’re a business owner. Truthfully, the news hasn’t been very comforting and many business leaders don’t have much to be joyful about. Andy…
What Is the EOS® System? How Does It Compare to StratOp?
EOS: Entrepreneurial Operating System If you’ve been researching strategies to improve your business, you may have come across the entrepreneurial operating system, or EOS. EOS is a set of tools utilized to improve the everyday functions of small to midsize businesses. As the name entails, EOS is focused specifically on operations and works by making…
What’s YOUR Perspective?
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being…