Introduction to EOS
EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, is a simple, complete set of tools for running a business. Twenty minutes with the first few items below will give you a good feel for what it is and whether it could help your company.
Nick Byrd
I've spent twenty years as the finance and operational leader inside companies that grew faster than their operating rhythm could hold, from Razorfish, Essence, IDEO, to EverWorker. A pattern repeats: strategy is rarely the problem. What breaks is who owns what, which numbers the leadership team looks at every week, and whether hard conversations happen on a cadence or only in a crisis. EOS fixes that, and helping leadership teams implement it is my passion.
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What is EOS?
A short overview of what EOS is and how it helps with the organizational problems most growing companies run into.
The EOS Model
The Six Key Components of any business: Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process and Traction. Each one must be managed and strengthened to build a great business, at any size and in any industry.
The EOS Process
How it all comes together: each EOS tool introduced in the right order over time, in spaced sessions, so the whole leadership team learns it and the business actually changes.
The 90 Minute Meeting
If you want to explore further, this is where it starts: a no-cost, no-obligation meeting with your leadership team that gives you a clear picture of what EOS is, how the process works and what it can do for your business.
Organizational Checkup
A 20-question assessment of where your business stands today across the Six Key Components. It takes about ten minutes and shows you where the gaps are.
The 5 Frustrations
People, lack of control, profit, hitting the ceiling, and nothing working. See which of the frustrations owners most often face sound familiar.
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Overcoming Entrepreneurial Challenges
A guide to the most common challenges entrepreneurs face as their companies grow, and how leadership teams work through them.
Ninety
A platform many companies use to run EOS day to day: Scorecards, Rocks, Level 10 Meetings and the Accountability Chart in one place.
Traction by Gino Wickman
The book the whole system comes from. Simple, practical ways to strengthen the Six Key Components and give your leadership team more focus, growth and enjoyment.
What the Heck is EOS?
Written for the people in a company running on EOS, not just the leadership team. A good one to share once you get started.