The Barzel Group Blog
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…
The Right Hiring Process
Hiring the right people is important. In our current environment, it could be argued that it’s never been more important. Yet for how important it is, I find it’s one of the top challenges leaders face. If only there was an example of sound hiring processes. Well, there is. Curt Rager is the President/CEO of…
Building a Leadership Development Pipeline
What Is Leadership Development? Leadership development actively cultivates certain skills in employees that are necessary for effective, productive, trusted leadership. These abilities aren’t something you can sit down and absorb in a one-off class or seminar. Instead, they are values-based skills that require intentional learning and constant practice, such as: Honesty Clarity Integrity Confidence Enthusiasm…
The Focus of Leadership
In November of 2019, I spoke to a gathering of business leaders on the topic of The Four Essentials of Business. This is the fourth blog post that I’ve generated from that talk. In this post, I’ll address the Essential of Leadership. If you’d like to read the posts on the other Essentials, they are…