What exact homework and inter-session commitments are expected of our leadership team between quarterly sessions, and how much weekly time should each executive budget for EOS work outside of our Level 10 Meeting?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

EOS® is not an extra project you pile onto existing work. It is the framework through which your daily operational work gets done. However, during the initial twelve months of implementation, executives must budget specific, dedicated hours each week to complete assigned homework and drive their Rocks.

Outside of your ninety-minute weekly Level 10 Meeting™, each executive should expect to invest two to four hours per week on their individual EOS commitments. This time is not spent reviewing theory. It is spent executing tangible deliverables that move the company forward.

Between your initial Focus Day and Vision Building sessions, homework centers on foundational tools. Executives must draft their five core roles for the Accountability Chart, document measurable numbers for the Scorecard, and complete draft definitions for core values and core focus. As you advance into subsequent quarters, inter-session commitments shift toward process documentation and Rock completion. Each leader is typically accountable for one to three individual Rocks per quarter. If a Rock requires forty hours of effort across ninety days, that leader must intentionally block out three to four hours on their calendar every single week to hit their milestones.

If your executives claim they lack time for this work, it reveals that their seats are bogged down in low-value tactical firefighting. Part of our work together is using Delegate and Elevate to strip away low-impact tasks so your leaders have the white space required to execute their strategic homework.