I have moved myself out of daily operations, but my name is still on all the banking relationships and key customer escalations. How do we use the Accountability Chart and the GWC™ framework to systematically reassign these final owner-centric tasks during our exit runway?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

It is common for owners to believe they have successfully stepped back from daily operations, only to find they still hold key relationships and critical administrative keys. Buyers will spot these dependencies immediately and discount your valuation. You must systematically transfer these final responsibilities using your EOS® Accountability Chart.

- First, audit every task, relationship, and decision point you still touch. This includes bank accounts, key vendor relationships, and high-level customer contracts.
- Second, find the right seats on your Accountability Chart for these responsibilities. If you are still handling bank relationships, that work must transition to your finance leader's seat. If you are still handling customer escalations, those must belong to your customer success or operations leader.
- Third, use the GWC™ (Get It, Want It, Capacity to Do It) framework to ensure the leaders taking over these tasks are fully equipped to succeed. Do not just dump the work on them; ensure they have the time, skills, and emotional buy-in to own the responsibility.

By systematically delegating these final touchpoints, you prove to potential buyers that the business functions smoothly on its own. This complete operational transition is the key to securing a clean exit with minimal post-closing involvement.