The Fastest Way to Kill a Project

Want to know the fastest way to kill a project? One of the oldest stories of organizational breakdown comes from the Tower of Babel. The story begins with people united around one goal: building a tower that would reach into the heavens. They were working together, speaking one language, and making remarkable progress. But the … Read more

What the EOS Organizational Checkup Reveals About Your Business

An entrepreneur reviews the EOS Organizational Checkup

The EOS Organizational Checkup reveals the strength of your business across the Six Key Components: Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process, and Traction. It helps your leadership team see where alignment is strong, where it’s breaking down, and which Issues need attention next. One leader may think the Vision is clear. Another may see confusion across … Read more

Say No to Good Ideas, Say Yes to the Right Ones

An entrepreneur holds their hand up to say no to good ideas, so they can say yes to the right ones

Saying no isn’t about missing out. It’s about stopping the slow bleed of indecision that kills most businesses. I see this with almost every owner I work with in service businesses. You aren’t chasing bad ideas. You’re chasing good ideas at the wrong time, before the business is ready to hold them, and pulling the … Read more

Why Your Level 10 Meetings Feel Like a Waste of Time (and How to Fix Them)

Top-down view of people gathered around a desk with laptops and papers during a Level 10 Meeting (L10).

If you’re using the Level 10 Meeting well, it should help your team stay focused, solve Issues, and keep Rocks moving forward every week. And yet, some companies running on EOS find that their Level 10 Meetings start to feel like status updates, long discussions, or meetings that don’t make enough progress. When that happens, … Read more

Your Guarantee Isn’t the Risk. Your Lack of One Is.

A group of colleagues sitting to discuss a guarantee for their business as a marketing tool.

I’m sitting across from a leadership team of smart, hardworking people who have built something real, and I bring up the idea of a guarantee. Someone crosses their arms. And then it starts: I get it. A guarantee feels like exposure. Like you’re handing the keys to your business over to your most difficult customer … Read more

Why Your Vision/Traction Organizer Isn’t Driving Alignment and How to Fix It

The Vision/Traction Organizer

The Vision/Traction Organizerâ„¢ (V/TOâ„¢) helps leadership teams get clear on where the business is going and how to get there. When it’s clear, agreed on, and actively used, it becomes one of the most valuable tools in EOS®. And when it’s vague? The business starts making decisions around different versions of the truth. Your leadership … Read more

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