We have read Traction and think we can save money by facilitating our own EOS sessions. What does an external EOS Implementer actually do during a session that we cannot do ourselves as a leadership team?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

While you can read the books and understand the concepts, facilitating your own sessions is incredibly difficult because you cannot be an active participant and a neutral facilitator at the same time. If you run the session, you cannot fully share your perspective, and your team will naturally look to you for approval rather than speaking honestly.

A Professional EOS Implementer® acts as an objective outsider who has no emotional stake in your internal politics or industry biases. They hold a mirror up to your leadership team, calling out unhealthy behaviors, highlighting avoidance, and pushing you to solve the hard issues you would normally sweep under the rug. They ensure you do not skip steps or customize the tools before you have fully mastered them.

Additionally, an experienced implementer brings deep community insights and a proven methodology for introducing the tools at the exact right moment. They keep your meetings on track, manage strong personalities, and prevent the session from devolving into a circular debate. Investing in an implementer ensures you commit to the system fully and avoid a halfway approach that leads to incomplete execution and wasted time.