Chapter 1 – What the Heck is EOS? page 1.
- Every company has an operating system, whether they name it or not.
- That system is the way a company organizes all its human energy.
- It’s the way people in the organization:
- Meet
- Solve Problems
- Plan
- Prioritize
- Follow Processes
- Communicate
- Measure
- Structure
- Clarify Roles
- Lead and Manage
- Sometimes it’s hard to understand the operating system of a company because the leadership teams aren’t consistent in how they do the things listed above.
- This inconsistency leads to poor communication, dysfunction, and employee frustration and confusion about what the priorities are.
- When this happens, a company can never reach its full potential.
- Why should every company have one, and only one, operating system? Because if you have 50 people doing everything in 50 different ways, the increased complexity leads to mass chaos.
- Simply put, you can’t build a great company on multiple operating systems – you must choose one.
Why EOS?
- More than 100K companies all over the world run on EOS.
- It gives the employees of those companies a well-defined structure in which they can grow, feel more fulfilled in their work, and achieve their personal goals.
- It helps employees feel more “in the know” about what’s going on.
- When employees understand what the priorities are, it helps them play their part in achieving them.
- EOS saves time. EOS eliminates unhealthy and time-wasting activities due to miscommunication.
EOS and You
- EOS will help employees work more effectively, with less frustration and a clearer understanding of the connection between their efforts and the success of the company.
- You may be thinking that implementing EOS in your organization sounds rigid, will stifle creativity, and will rob you of your uniqueness.
- Just the opposite happens. Just as a computer’s operating system is an underlying framework that helps you be more productive, EOS will do the same for your organization.
- Its underlying framework will magnify your unique contribution and help you be more productive.
- EOS is not a project with a specific end date. Implementing EOS in your [growing] company is an ongoing, lifelong effort.
