Operations & Leadership Perspectives
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EGBS Weekly Leadership Brief — September 20–26, 2026: Strategy. Leadership. Execution. — Seven Days, Seven Questions About the System You Are Leading
Seven days of ENLOSA perspectives point to one recurring leadership question: are you examining the system—or only reacting to the symptoms it produces? This weekly brief connects career resilience, execution, leadership design, operating assumptions, data, accountability and learning.
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Sunday Growth: Keep a Decision Journal, Change Your Mind When the Facts Change, and Teach People How to Work With You
Three disciplines can sharpen executive judgment: keep a decision journal, define what evidence would change your mind, and teach people how to work with you. Together they create a personal leadership feedback system.
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Saturday Recharge: Make a Paella—Why Every Leader Needs Something They Are Not Good At
Paella offers a surprising leadership lesson: experienced executives benefit from becoming beginners again. Preparation, sequencing, restraint, judgment and shared meals can all sharpen leadership perspective.
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Friday Accountability: Stop Asking Who Owns the Problem After It Happens
Most organizations say they value accountability. But many only look for it after something goes wrong. A project slips. Inventory grows. A customer commitment is missed. A capital program runs late. A strategic initiative loses momentum. Then leadership asks: Who owns this? That question is important. But if it is being asked for the first…
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Thursday Research: Three Data Signals Operations Leaders Should Not Ignore Heading Into Q4
More data does not necessarily create better decisions. What matters is whether leadership teams can identify the few signals that should actually change how the business operates. As organizations prepare for Q4 and begin shaping 2027 plans, three current data points deserve attention: Productivity is improving. Orders and inventories are rising. The external environment remains…
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When the Market Moves Faster Than Your Operating Model
One of the most dangerous conditions in operations is not uncertainty. It is certainty based on assumptions that are no longer true. Many leadership teams are entering Q4 with plans built months ago around expected demand, supplier performance, inventory requirements, labor availability, pricing, capacity and cash. But the external environment has continued to move. The…
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Tuesday Leadership: Your Team Is Too Polite, Your Best People Cannot Move, and Your Managers Cannot Coach—Three Signs Your Leadership System Is Working Against You
Three leadership problems may share one root cause: false executive alignment, talent hoarding and overloaded managers. Diagnose whether your leadership system is weakening enterprise capability.
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Monday Execution: Your Functions Are Green, Your Projects Are Green, Your Dashboard Is Full—So Why Is the Business Still Missing the Goal?
Your functions can hit their targets, projects can stay green and dashboards can stay full while enterprise performance still misses the goal. The issue may be the execution system connecting functions, projects, KPIs and decisions.
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EGBS Weekly Leadership Brief — September 13–19, 2026: Strategy. Leadership. Execution. — Seven Days, Eight Perspectives for the Week Ahead
Eight ENLOSA perspectives from September 13–19 connect leadership growth, execution speed, AI, trade, Mexico, capital allocation, accountability and reflection into one executive question: are you seeing important problems early enough to act?
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Sunday Growth: Build a Career That Can Survive Change—Your Board, Your Reputation, Your Delegation and Your Portfolio
Build a career that can survive change by strengthening four assets: your personal board of directors, your reputation, your ability to delegate, and a career portfolio that creates professional optionality.
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