The ultimate goal of every Professional or Certified EOS Implementer™ is to see their clients graduate. In the Entrepreneurial Operating System®, graduation simply means that you have become capable of running on EOS® self-sufficiently. That doesn’t mean that your EOS Implementer will stop working with you. Some clients run with EOS on their own, while some choose to have an Implementer continue to facilitate their sessions. They prefer to have the entire leadership team fully engaged with running their business, rather than preparing for and running their Quarterly and Annual planning sessions.   Related content: What Should You Expect When You Start Using EOS? What EOS Graduation Looks Like On average, most EOS clients graduate after ten sessions across two years. However, graduation is less about the length of time as it is about how strong the team is in two key areas: the Six Key Components™ and the EOS Toolbox. Evaluating the

So you’ve discovered EOS, you love it, and want to do it – but how? Many business leaders will finish reading Traction and come away full of ideas and motivated to begin, but when it comes to actually implementing their ideas, they have no idea how to start. That’s what I’m here for! Teacher, Facilitator, Coach The uncertainty of where to begin something new can often cause us to not begin them at all. That’s why I became an EOS Implementer – to function as your teacher, facilitator, and coach. Every day I get the opportunity to help business owners & their leadership team implement EOS. This allows me to see the common problems and stumbling blocks that can prevent your business from gaining any traction towards real success. I will teach you and your team practical tools, help facilitate different answers to arrive at one common answer, and coach you to be accountable and get

The “Great Resignation” is a real phenomenon affecting millions of business owners. My clients cite recruitment and retention among their top issues in every planning session. How can you scale your business in such a chaotic labor market? How can you promote your most promising employees into bigger roles when finding their replacements is so difficult? As a Certified EOS Implementer, I see clients finding answers to these questions in the EOS Tools, specifically the Accountability Chart, the People Analyzer, the Delegate & Elevate tool, and the Quarterly Conversation (5-5-5). Here are some best practices I see fast-growing companies follow when implementing the EOS Tools for employee development: Job grading and skills tiers. Most businesses depend heavily on their “worker bees”. Providing them a clear path to mastery (including promotions and improved compensation) is the best way to keep them and avoid vacancy and recruitment issues. Employees may not see the big picture of how their

As the leader of your business, if I asked you what the Vision for your company was, you could probably give me a pretty good idea. However, if you sat down with your team individually and asked them what your company’s Vision was, would you get the same answer? What is Vision? According to EOS creator Gino Wickman, Vision is “clearly defining who and what your organization is, where it’s going, and how it’s going to get there.” Most entrepreneurs and business leaders don’t have a problem identifying their vision – the challenge is getting everyone on the leadership team 100% aligned and on the same page. Once everyone in the organization sees that same vision, internalizes it and wants to be a part of it, you will have a strong, consistent vision that ensures your business sees success. The first step is to answer these eight (8) questions: What are your

What is a Clarity Break? Picture a jar with sand and water. When we shake the jar, it becomes cloudy, making it impossible for us to see how much sand versus water, or even see through it at all. But, when we set the jar down and let it rest, the sand begins to settle, and we can clearly see through the jar and the amount of sand and water that is inside it. This story is an abridged version of a story Gino Wickman shares in his latest book, EOS Life, that really resonated with me. The sand represents our work, and the shaking of the jar represents our busy lives. When we fail to take breaks and rest, our work becomes so overwhelming that we get caught up in the chaos and cannot focus on the important parts of our business. If you make the time to give yourself