Every entrepreneurial business has Six Key Components.
When one is weak, the whole business feels it. The EOS Model gives you a simple way to see what is working, what is weak, and what to strengthen next.
See Your Business through the Six Key Components
It may feel like your business has dozens of separate issues. It usually does not.
In EOS, those issues are often symptoms of weakness in one or more of the Six Key Components. The EOS Model helps you see your business through six lenses: Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process, and Traction.
When all six get stronger, the business becomes simpler to run.
How Strong Is Your Business?
Start with the six components below. As you read, look for where your business feels strong, where it feels weak, and where your leadership team may need to focus next.
What it means
Your leadership team is 100% on the same page about where the company is going and how you will get there.
What strong looks like
Everyone sees the same future, understands the plan, and knows what needs to happen now.
What weak looks like
Leaders are making decisions based on different assumptions. Priorities keep changing. People hear mixed messages, and the business starts pulling in different directions.
Tools to start with
Vision/Traction Organizer™ (V/TO®)
Get your team aligned on vision, goals, and execution priorities
Organizational Checkup
Answer 20 questions to see how strong your business is in each of the Six Key Components—and where your leadership team should focus next.
What it means
You have the Right People in the Right Seats.
What strong looks like
Your people fit your core values, understand their seats, and have the ability to do the job well.
What weak looks like
Accountability is unclear. People issues linger. Good people get frustrated. You may be carrying problems that should already be owned by someone else.
Tools to start with
Organizational Checkup
Answer 20 questions to see how strong your business is in each of the Six Key Components—and where your leadership team should focus next.
Take the Quiz
What it means
You run the business on a handful of Measurables that give you a clear pulse on performance.
What strong looks like
You know what is on track and off track every week, so your team can act sooner and make better decisions.
What weak looks like
You rely on opinions, feelings, and lagging results. Problems show up too late, and decisions take longer than they should.
Tools to start with
Organizational Checkup
Answer 20 questions to see how strong your business is in each of the Six Key Components—and where your leadership team should focus next.
Take the Quiz
What it means
You identify, discuss, and solve Issues at the root.
What strong looks like
Issues are surfaced quickly, solved permanently, and turned into clear To-Dos when needed.
What weak looks like
The same problems keep coming back. Meetings drift. People talk around the real Issue, and everyone leaves knowing it still is not solved.
Tools to start with
IDS
Identify, Discuss, and Solve your most important Issues.
Download the Free Tool
Organizational Checkup
Answer 20 questions to see how strong your business is in each of the Six Key Components—and where your leadership team should focus next.
Take the Quiz
What it means
Your core processes are documented, followed, and used by everyone.
What strong looks like
Your business has a consistent way of operating, making it easier to scale, train, delegate, and improve.
What weak looks like
Work gets done differently depending on the person. Quality is inconsistent. Training depends too much on memory, habits, or tribal knowledge.
Tools to start with
Three-Step Process Documenter
Document your core processes in a simple, usable way.
Organizational Checkup
Answer 20 questions to see how strong your business is in each of the Six Key Components—and where your leadership team should focus next.
Take the Quiz
What it means
Your team executes the Vision with discipline and accountability every 90 days.
What strong looks like
Rocks are clear, owned, and completed. Weekly meetings keep the team focused, accountable, and solving Issues.
What weak looks like
Priorities shift constantly. Meetings are unproductive. Important work gets pushed aside by whatever feels urgent.
Tools to start with
Level 10 Meeting Agenda
Run better weekly meetings that keep your team focused and accountable.
Organizational Checkup
Answer 20 questions to see how strong your business is in each of the Six Key Components—and where your leadership team should focus next.
Take the Quiz
Now Measure What You Just Saw
You probably saw your business in more than one component. That is normal. Now take the Organizational Checkup to see where your leadership team really stands.
Want help making sense of your results? Bring them to a free 90-Minute Meeting with an EOS Implementer.
Frequently
Asked Questions
What is the EOS Model?
What are the Six Key Components of EOS?
Why do the Six Key Components matter?
How do I know which EOS Component is weakest?
What should we do after taking the Organizational Checkup?
Ready to Strengthen Your Business?
You have seen the Six Key Components. You may already know where your business is strong and where it needs work. Now take the next step.