We rely heavily on specialized freelance copywriters and agency contractors to execute our client deliverables. Some of these contractors are highly integrated into our business. How do we display these external resources on our Accountability Chart when we must maintain the strict EOS rule of having only one accountable name per seat?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Your Accountability Chart must reflect the reality of how your business operates, even if you rely heavily on freelancers or agency contractors. The rule of one name per seat still applies.

If a contractor owns an entire major function, such as a fractional marketing director running your lead generation, their name goes in that seat on your chart. They must GWC™ the seat and be held accountable to its core roles and weekly scorecard measurables, just like a full-time employee.

However, if you have a pool of ten freelance copywriters executing client work, you do not put ten names on the chart. Instead, you design a single seat on your Accountability Chart called Copywriter. In that box, you put the name of the internal leader who is accountable for managing those freelancers.

The internal leader in the seat above them is the one responsible for leading, managing, and holding those external resources accountable to your quality standards. This ensures that your Accountability Chart remains a clean, high-level map of organizational accountability, rather than a cluttered directory of every part-time worker you contract with.