Episode 39

June 24, 2021

Topic: Why All Companies Need an Operating System

Guests: EOS Worldwide Visionary Mark O'Donnell

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In this episode we discuss:

• How Donnie Shelton was skeptical about EOS until he read the book "Traction."

• Mark O'Donnell's background as an entrepreneur and his role as Visionary of EOS Worldwide, and how he also was skeptical at first.

• The difference between the Visionary and Integrator in EOS terminology.

• Why some people need an operating system facilitator or implementer.

• What the EOS model is all about, including the six key components.

• Why all businesses need an intentional operating system.

• The difference between EOS and other operating systems out there.

• Where to start if you're interested in EOS.

• Why the first step the business owner takes in EOS is the accountability chart and what follows.

• Which tool Mark says will have the biggest impact on a company.

Resources:

• Book: "Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business" by EOS founder Gino Wickman

• Episode 20 with Eastside Exterminators COO Sharon Roebuck about EOS

• Book: "The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It" by Michael Gerber

• Book: "Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)" by Verne Harnish

• Operating System Framework: OKRs (objectives and key results)

• Personality Assessment: Kolbe

• EOS Base Camp

• Book: "Get a Grip" by Gino Wickman and Mike Paton

• Book: "Rocket Fuel" by Gino Wicman and Mark Winters

• Book: "How to Be a Great Boss" by Gino Wickman and Rene Boer

• Book: "What the Heck is EOS?" by Gino Wickman and Tom Bouwer

• Book: "The EOS Life" by Gino Wickman (available September 2021)

• Free EOS tools

Advice: "If you want different outcomes, you need to change the underlying system or habits you use." —Mark O'Donnell

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