Become the Boss
Your Team Needs
You to Be.
The Great Boss Workshop is a full-day, hands-on experience that gives leaders and managers the tools, language, and clarity to lead, manage, and hold people accountable โ effectively and confidently.
Lexington, KY โ 2026
Open enrollment workshops where individual leaders and managers can attend alongside peers from other companies.
View Upcoming Dates โYour Team, Your Date
Bring the Great Boss Workshop to your entire leadership and management team. You pick the date โ Barry brings the tools.
Request a Private Workshop โMost managers were promoted because they were great at their job โ not because they were trained to lead people. The result: frustration, inconsistency, and teams that aren't performing to their potential.
The Great Boss Workshop is an EOS Worldwide program that gives leaders and managers a proven set of tools to master the three things every boss needs to do well: lead, manage, and hold people accountable.
You don't need to be running on EOS to benefit from the Great Boss Workshop. These tools work for any leader โ in any organization, at any stage.
Barry Barrett has facilitated 14+ Great Boss Workshops and brings the same direct, practical approach he uses in EOS implementation โ real tools, honest conversations, and no fluff.
What Leaders Walk Away With
A clear leadership style
Understand what kind of boss you are โ and what kind you need to become
Tools to manage weekly
Practical cadences and conversations that keep your team on track
Accountability language
How to have the hard conversations โ clearly, consistently, without drama
A shared team language
When your whole team attends, everyone leaves speaking the same language
People in the right seats
Tools to evaluate if you have the right people โ and what to do if you don't
Confidence to lead
Stop second-guessing yourself. Lead with clarity and purpose from day one
Six core areas โ each with practical tools you start using immediately. No theory, no inspiration posters. Just tools that work.
The LMAโข Framework
Lead, Manage, and Accountability โ the three roles every great boss must master. Understand where you're strong and where you need to grow.
Right People, Right Seats
How to objectively evaluate whether your people are the right fit for their roles โ and what to do when they're not.
The Weekly Meeting Pulse
A simple, consistent meeting rhythm that keeps your team aligned, focused, and accountable โ week after week.
Quarterly Conversations
A structured approach to one-on-one conversations that replaces the annual review with consistent, meaningful dialogue.
Measurables & Accountability
How to give everyone a number โ so performance is objective, not personal. And how to hold people accountable without losing trust.
Clarity of Expectations
How to communicate what you expect clearly enough that your team can actually meet it โ and know when they haven't.
The Great Boss Workshop is designed for anyone who leads people โ whether you're a seasoned executive or a first-time manager.
Executive & Senior Leaders
Sharpen your leadership language and set the standard for how people are led across your organization. Especially powerful when the whole leadership team attends together.
Department Heads & Managers
The people most managers need most โ and get the least training. This workshop was built specifically to give mid-level managers practical tools they can use on Monday morning.
First-Time Managers
Promoted because you were great at your job, now responsible for people? The Great Boss Workshop gives you the foundation you need before bad habits form.
EOS Companies
Already running on EOS? The Great Boss Workshop reinforces and deepens the People Component โ giving every people-manager on your team the tools to live out Right Person Right Seat every week.
Whether you're sending one leader or your entire management team, there's a Great Boss Workshop format that fits.
Lexington, KY ยท 2026
Open to individual leaders and managers from any company. A great option for sending one or two people, or for leaders who benefit from learning alongside peers from other organizations.
Bring It to Your Organization
The most powerful way to experience the Great Boss Workshop โ your entire leadership and management team together, with content customized to your organization's context.
Barry Barrett has facilitated 14+ Great Boss Workshops and brings the same direct, practical facilitation style he has used across 700+ EOS sessions. He's been in the room with hundreds of leadership teams โ and he knows exactly what separates the leaders who get results from those who stay frustrated.
As an Expert EOS Implementer โ the highest tier in the EOS Worldwide network โ Barry facilitates with deep knowledge of how teams actually work: the dynamics, the blind spots, the conversations leaders avoid, and the tools that cut through all of it.
His Great Boss Workshops are known for being direct, practical, and immediately applicable. You won't sit through slides. You'll work through real scenarios, have honest conversations, and leave with tools you can use the next day.
Your Team
Fill out the form and Barry will be in touch within one business day to answer your questions and help you find the right format for your organization.
Whether you're interested in attending a public workshop or bringing a private event to your team, this is the right place to start.
- Barry personally talks to every inquiry
- No pressure โ just an honest conversation about what's right for your team
- Private workshops can typically be scheduled within 4โ6 weeks
- Public workshop dates for 2026 announced to interest list first
- EOS clients: private workshops integrate seamlessly with your existing EOS rhythm
Request a Workshop or Join the Interest List
Barry will follow up within one business day.
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Barry will be in touch within one business day. In the meantime, feel free to explore the rest of the Business With Purpose site.
Running on EOS? The Great Boss Workshop fits right in.
The tools taught in the Great Boss Workshop are fully aligned with the EOS People Component. For EOS companies, it's a natural deepening of the work your leadership team is already doing โ giving every manager the same language and tools your leadership team uses. Ask Barry how it fits into your EOS journey.
Great Boss Workshopยฎ is a program of EOS Worldwide, LLC. Barry Barrett is an Expert EOS Implementerยฎ and certified Great Boss Workshop facilitator, operating as an independently owned and operated EOS Implementer franchisee through Business With Purpose, LLC. EOSยฎ and Entrepreneurial Operating Systemยฎ are registered trademarks of EOS Worldwide, LLC.
