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Ten Reasons to Work with a Professional EOS Implementer (EOSI)
Lloyd Wolf | Professional EOS Implementer®
Ten Reasons to Work with a Professional EOS Implementer® (EOSI)
Many entrepreneurs and business leaders have read the best-selling book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
by Gino Wickman. The book introduces
EOS® (the Entrepreneurial Operating System®) and Six Key Components™
of your business – Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process, and Traction. EOS is a complete and proven system, with simple and practical tools that help you run a better business and live a better life.
When I tell people I am a Professional EOS Implementer® in Pittsburgh, sometimes they ask me "Lloyd, I have read the Traction book, can't my team and I just implement EOS ourselves?" I tell them, Yes you can, but companies implementing EOS with the help of a Professional EOS Implementer get the best and fastest results. Here are 10 reasons why:
- We've Done it Before
– We've implemented EOS multiple times. Many of us also have implemented EOS in our own businesses (like I did at my former IT consulting business Wolf Consulting LLC). We know not only how it works, we know where you are likely to slip up and how to help you avoid the slip ups that will slow you down, frustrate you and prevent you from getting where you want to go. We "connect the dots" between the Traction book and the real life scenarios and situations – painting in color from our experience into an otherwise black & white picture.
- We Build Your Confidence, With Confidence Comes Speed
– If you do it on your own, you'll constantly ask yourself "is this right"? That will slow you down (never mind the fact you may NOT be doing it right). Working with an EOSI gives you more confidence as you move forward, and that enables you to move along faster than you would own your own – which means you see the results faster.
- Building Good Habits
– We hold you accountable and you need that to make EOS a habit for you, your team and your organization. When EOS becomes a habit it makes lasting change. If it doesn't become a habit, it doesn't last.
- We Get You Out of Your Comfort Zone
– What got you here won't get you there. We help you focus on what you need to do vs. the very human tendency to slip back to do what you know how to do, or what you want to do. It is also basic human nature to gravitate to the fun, easy stuff and avoid the hard stuff. We know how to push Leadership Teams – to stretch their limits, without pushing too far or too fast.
- Objectivity and Participation – We provide an external, independent, objective and trusted perspective to challenge your way of thinking and acting. We facilitate you and your leadership team to have hard – and necessary – conversations you probably won't have on your own. And because we facilitate the Sessions, EVERY member of the leadership team can FULLY participate – instead of someone trying to be both a member of the team and participate in the Session while also trying to lead the Session.
- Best Practice Sharing
– EOS WorldWide
is an amazing learning organization. We have over 400 EOSIs across the U.S. and around the globe who together have delivered over 70,000 full-day sessions with the leadership teams of more than 10,000 companies. We share information and best practices literally every day. If an EOSI encounters something they haven't seen before they will find someone who has, and bring that best practice to you. Every company implementing EOS with the assistance of an EOSI ultimately benefits from the experience of all the other EOSIs.
- Been There, Done That
– EOSI's are entrepreneurs ourselves. We have walked in your shoes running small and medium-sized businesses. We know what your world is like. I ran my former IT business (Wolf Consulting LLC) for 30 years and experienced all the aspects of entrepreneurship – including many nice successes, as well as my share of epic mistakes, setbacks, frustrations and sleepless nights thinking about all the things that keep entrepreneurs and business leaders awake at night.
- Our Success Depends Upon Your Success
– Our job is to work with each client as long as needed to make them self-sufficient and then move on to the next. Because we are always looking for more companies to help, our success hinges on our ability to receive referrals from our existing clients. Integrity and results are the currency that allow us to be successful in our business and have an enduring practice. We never forget our reputation is on the line every time we work with a client.
- Our Low-Risk Business Model
– Our Business Model reduces the risk of hiring us. There is no long-term commitment, no contract, no up-front fees. Payment is triggered by the Sessions we lead and everything we do to support you between Sessions is included. So the commitment to start with an EOSI is just a one-day commitment, and every session fee throughout our entire time together is guaranteed – if you don't get value from a Session, then you don't pay.
- Better, Faster ROI – The goal, after all, is to help you get EVERYTHING you want out of your business. That might mean faster growth, higher profits, higher valuation or better Work/Life balance. Whatever it is you dream of, EOS is specifically designed to help you get there. For all of the reasons listed here, working with a Professional EOS Implementer will get you to a better result, faster.
Would you like to learn more about EOS? Help First is one of my Core Values. I’ll give you 90 minutes of my time to tell you more about EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System) and show you and your leadership team how to experience "Vision, Traction and Healthy" in your business. This 90 Minute Meeting provides a simple but informative explanation of EOS to help you learn more and decide whether it’s right for you. There’s no better way to tell if EOS is a fit for your business. It's not a sales pitch - it’s just the easiest way for you and your team to connect with me for a overview of the system, the tools and the process. There’s no charge for this meeting, and there is no expectation or obligation to ever work together, I promise. It’s simply meant to answer all your questions and help you and your leadership team decide if you'd like to transform your business with EOS, and if I am the right Professional EOS Implementer for you. Contact me today for an initial discussion or to schedule your no-obligation 90 Minute Meeting.
Special thank you to fellow EOSIs Michael Halperin
and Jonathan B Smith
for contributing content to this blog!
Lloyd Wolf
is a Professional EOS Implementer®.
He works with business owners and senior leaders located in the Greater Pittsburgh Area and Western Pennsylvania – as a teacher, meeting facilitator and business coach – to help them implement EOS® (the Entrepreneurial Operating System®) in their organizations. Contact Lloyd
today for more information about how you can experience "Vision, Traction and Healthy" in your company using EOS.
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