Some of my partners are worried that an EOS engagement is an endless consulting retainer. How do we measure when we have graduated and are ready to run this ourselves?

Question

Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The timeline of our engagement is structured to drive your leadership team toward complete self-sufficiency. I do not want to be a permanent fixture in your business. Typically, a full implementation runs between eighteen and twenty-four months, spanning seven to ten structured session days. We start with a Focus Day, followed by two Vision Building days, and then move into a consistent quarterly and annual cadence. You will know you are ready to graduate when your leadership team can run the system flawlessly without my facilitation. Specifically, you have graduated when you run highly disciplined Level 10 Meetings™ weekly, hit eighty percent or more of your quarterly Rocks, consistently maintain your Scorecard, and live by your V/TO®. You must also be able to facilitate your own quarterly and annual sessions with the same level of objectivity and healthy conflict that I bring to the room. My ultimate goal is to move you into the Owner's Box, where your leadership team is fully empowered to run the business. Once your operations are healthy, consistent, and independent of both you and me, you have achieved true entrepreneurial freedom and are ready to exit on your own terms.