Though they're treated as obligatory, mission and vision statements seldom work. They may sound nice, but it's rare anyone is able to connect these often wordy and clichéd statements to their actual day-to-day work.

In this short video, I explain how you can create something called a "Touchstone" - a clear, concise statement that sums up your reason for being in 7 words or less.

​In this 4-minute whiteboard video, I show you how to add "filter sets" to your decision-making process to get your team quickly aligned on solutions.

You have a problem.

You pull your team together to come up with some ideas.

How do you then select the BEST ideas without it seeming arbitrary or like you're picking favorites?