We have co-founders who are currently locked in a power struggle over our strategic direction. Do we need to resolve our alignment issues privately before we book our first session with you, or is your facilitation designed to break that deadlock during the sessions?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Do not wait until you have perfect alignment to start this process. In fact, trying to resolve a structural co-founder power struggle privately before engaging a facilitator is usually a recipe for endless delay and frustration. The EOS® process is specifically designed to expose and resolve these exact alignment issues. Our very first session, Focus Day, followed by Vision Building 1 and 2, provides the objective, structured sandbox needed to hash out these differences.

As your facilitator, I do not take sides. Instead, I use tools like the Accountability Chart and the V/TO® to force clarity. We will define who owns which seat based on GWC™, which means whether they Get it, Want it, and have the Capacity to do it, not on ego or historical tenure. If you and your co-founders are willing to enter the room with an open mind and commit to the health of the organization over personal territory, the framework will do the heavy lifting.

What you do need before we start is a shared commitment to the process itself and a willingness to accept the truth of what the tools reveal. If you are ready to stop arguing in circles and let the system guide you to a single, unified direction, we are ready to begin.