Vision. Traction. Healthy.
What Is EOS®? The Entrepreneurial Operating System
Get clear on where you’re going and how you’ll get there.
You have a vision for your business. Getting everyone aligned around it, making progress, and working well together takes more than good intentions.
EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System®, gives leadership teams a set of practical tools and a consistent way to run the business. It helps you clarify priorities, establish accountability, and work through the issues that keep getting in the way.
Sound familiar?
Your team is busy, but the most important things aren’t moving forward.
Decisions and problems keep coming back to the owner.
You leave meetings without clear decisions or follow-through.
The same issues keep resurfacing.
People have different ideas about where the business is going.
EOS gives your leadership team a shared way to address the challenges above.
Vision. Traction. Healthy.
Vision
Get everyone clear on where the business is going and how you plan to get there.
Traction
Build the discipline and accountability to turn that vision into consistent progress.
Healthy
Strengthen your leadership team’s ability to be open, address conflict, and solve problems together.
The Six Key Components of EOS
Vision
The whole leadership team on the same page about where you’re going and how you’ll get there.
People
The right people in the right seats, so accountability is clear and performance issues are easier to address.
Data
Run the business on a handful of objective numbers, so you spot problems early.
Issues
Identify, discuss, and solve issues at the root, so they stop coming back.
Process
Document and follow your core processes, so work gets done the right and best way across the company.
Traction
Watch the vision be carried out with discipline and accountability everywhere you look in the organization.
Who EOS is for
Privately held entrepreneurial companies with roughly 10+ employees, and leadership teams that are open, honest, growth-oriented, and willing to be vulnerable.
What an EOS Implementer does, and how it works
Joshua Adams is a Professional EOS Implementer in Melbourne, FL, working with leadership teams across the Space Coast and Central Florida. He teaches the tools, facilitates the process and the sessions, and coaches the team as they put EOS into practice.
How it works: it starts with a Focus Day and two Vision Building days. After that, the team meets with Joshua every 90 days for a quarterly session, plus an annual planning session.
What does it look like in practice?
Your team works toward a shared vision, sets priorities for the next 90 days, and meets regularly to review progress and resolve issues. People understand what they own and what they’re accountable for.
The tools give you a structure. Your team puts them to work through regular use and follow-through.
Questions about EOS
What does EOS stand for?
The Entrepreneurial Operating System, created by Gino Wickman and introduced in his 2007 book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business.
Can we implement EOS ourselves?
Yes. Many companies self-implement with EOS books and tools. An implementer can help you move faster, stay true to the system and provide that valuable outside perspective.
How long does it take?
About two years with an EOS Implementer.
Is there an EOS Implementer near me in Melbourne, FL?
Yes. Joshua Adams is a Professional EOS Implementer based in Melbourne, FL though he has clients as far as California, Chicago and DC.
Resources to learn more
EOS Worldwide
The EOS Worldwide website is a great place to find blogs, case studies, downloads and so much more about the operating system.
Rocket Fuel
The dynamic between the Visionary and the Integrator is one of our favorite parts of EOS! This site is based on the book “Rocket Fuel” and leans into this dynamic.
ENRG Melbourne, FL chapter
A free, help-first community for entrepreneurs and second-in-command leaders. Joshua is the Melbourne, FL Chapter Implementer and Jennifer Pokorny is the Chapter Integrator.
Joshua’s EOS Implementer profile
Joshua’s official Implementer profile on EOS Worldwide.
Book List
Books we recommend for learning EOS.
Traction
Rocket Fuel
The EOS Life
Get a Grip
How to Be a Great Boss
What the Heck is EOS?
People
Process!
Data
Issues
Explore EOS with Joshua
Joshua works with leadership teams as an EOS Implementer, teaching the tools, facilitating the process, and coaching the team as they put EOS into practice.
To learn more about his implementation work and the next step for your team, visit his official EOS Worldwide page.