We are ready to scale but want to make sure we do not waste time or money. What baseline operational structure, team alignment, or specific threshold must our company actually meet before we sign an agreement to start our first session day with you?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

To begin a successful EOS® engagement, your company needs a leadership team of three to eighteen people, a viable business model that has moved past the survival phase, and a shared willingness to be completely open and honest. We do not require a perfect organizational chart or flawless financial records; in fact, the process is designed to fix those exact areas. However, we do require a foundational commitment from the owners.

We establish this commitment through the Owner's Box framework, creating "Our Charter" based on three non-negotiable pillars: Trust, Same Page alignment, and saying Yes to strategy and structure. If your leadership team is actively resisting the idea of open communication or is unwilling to be held accountable, you are not ready.

Additionally, you must have enough operational stability to allow your team to take a strategic pause. If your business is in a state of daily existential panic where you cannot spare one day every ninety days to work on the business, we must address those immediate fires first. You must have had enough concrete experiences to actually reflect upon during our session days. Once you have a core leadership team ready to face the truth, we have everything we need to start your Focus Day.