We are in our first ninety days of implementation and our sales numbers dipped because the leadership team is spent sitting in all-day sessions. How do we protect our short-term revenue while installing these foundational habits?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The first ninety days of an EOS® implementation require a massive amount of cognitive and operational energy. It is common to experience a temporary dip in focus because your team is learning a new operating system while running the existing one. However, letting your revenue suffer is a failure of prioritization, not a symptom of the system.

To protect your short-term revenue, you must use your Level 10 Meeting™ immediately to identify and resolve sales bottlenecks. Do not treat EOS® as an extra class you are taking outside of work. The tools are designed to solve the exact issues causing your sales to dip.

Ensure your weekly Scorecard has leading indicators for sales activity, such as outbound calls or discovery meetings, so you can see a revenue dip before it hits your bank account. Use the IDS® process to aggressively tackle sales pipeline issues every single week.

If your leadership team is completely spent, look at their workload. Use the concept of a strategic pause to temporarily cut out low-value administrative tasks and meetings that do not align with your core goals.

Give your team the space to focus solely on two things: keeping the sales pipeline full and running their Level 10 Meeting™ with absolute discipline. Do not introduce any other initiatives during this ninety-day window. Keep it simple and focused.