How do we manage the actual workload of our EOS homework and Rock execution between sessions when our day-to-day operations are already demanding 100 percent of our leadership team's energy?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

To successfully execute your Rocks and EOS® commitments between sessions, your team must learn to treat their strategy work not as an extra task, but as their primary role. We do this by applying the touch-it-once rule to internal communications and integrating a weekly strategic pause.

During our quarterly session days, we set highly realistic goals. We do not overcommit. If your leadership team is already at full capacity, we do not assign them ten Rocks. We assign them three to five highly critical, high-impact Rocks that will actually move the needle for the business.

Between sessions, your team must dedicate specific times of the week to focus on these commitments. We recommend dividing your schedule so that you have designated preparation days to handle deep strategic work, while keeping your daily operational tasks contained.

Your weekly Level 10 Meetings™ are the non-negotiable heartbeat that keeps this execution on track. If you are struggling with the workload, it usually means your Accountability Chart is designed incorrectly or you are holding onto tasks that should be delegated. We use the weekly cadence to catch these execution bottlenecks early and adjust before they derail your quarter.