Our executive team is already working sixty hours a week just keeping the lights on. How much actual weekly time must each leader carve out to execute their Rocks and run their Level 10 Meetings without their current responsibilities collapsing?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

If your leaders are working sixty hours a week just to survive, they are caught in the daily operational trap. Implementing EOS® actually frees up time, but it requires a small, disciplined investment upfront.
- First, every leader must commit ninety minutes each week to the Level 10 Meeting™. This meeting actually saves time by eliminating the need for constant, ad-hoc status updates and disruptive interruptions throughout the week.
- Second, each leader will typically own one to three Rocks per quarter. Progress on these Rocks requires about two to four hours of focused work each week.
Overall, your leaders need to dedicate roughly four to six hours per week to working on the business rather than in it. If they claim they do not have this time, it is proof that their current seat on the Accountability Chart is poorly defined or that they are failing to delegate. We use our session days to identify what low-value tasks your leaders must delegate or automate to create this capacity. By committing to this rhythm, your team will transition from reactive firefighting to proactive, structured execution, ultimately reducing their weekly working hours.