My cash flow is highly volatile and my leadership team has a 50 percent turnover rate right now. Are we too unstable to start our first Focus Day, or is this chaos precisely why we need to begin immediately?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

If your business is in an active state of freefall, starting EOS® immediately can actually accelerate your problems. This operating system requires a basic foundation of stability to work. If you are constantly dodging creditor calls and replacing key leaders every few weeks, your team will not have the mental bandwidth or physical time to commit to the process.

To determine if we can begin, we must evaluate if you have a committed core leadership team, even if it is small. We need at least two or three key people who are willing to look at the business honestly and are committed to staying the course. If you have that core, we can use our initial Focus Day to clarify your Accountability Chart and establish immediate priority Rocks to stabilize your operations.

However, if your leadership team is completely fractured and you are in survival mode, your priority must be short-term crisis management. We are not a fit if you are looking for a magic bullet to save a sinking ship. You must stabilize your cash flow and secure your critical seats first. Once you have thirty to sixty days of operational breathing room, we can schedule your Focus Day and build the structure to ensure you never return to this level of chaos.