We tried to self-implement EOS using the Traction book but got stuck when it came to resolving tough personnel decisions on the Accountability Chart. Why does having a professional EOS Implementer in the room change the dynamic when dealing with high-performing, low-value-alignment employees?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When you self-implement, your team is limited by your internal political dynamics, personal histories, and power struggles. It is almost impossible for an insider to facilitate a truly objective discussion about a high-performing employee who violates your Core Values. The natural tendency is to protect the revenue they generate and ignore the toxic cultural damage they cause.

A professional EOS Implementer® acts as an objective, outside force. We do not have a personal history with your team, and we do not fear the fallout of a hard decision. We are there to hold up a mirror to your organization and protect the integrity of the EOS® tools.

When using the People Analyzer during a facilitated session, an Implementer will not allow you to make excuses for a person who does not hit your Core Values bar. We push the team to be brutally honest. We guide you through the GWC™ analysis to determine if they actually get, want, and have the capacity for their seat.

Our presence changes the dynamic because we take the emotion out of the room. We establish a safe environment where you can speak truth, address the elephants in the room, and make the hard decisions necessary to scale. Self-implementation often stalls here because without an outside facilitator, the path of least resistance always wins.