EOS is one of the premier business operating systems in the market, and it seems for as many success stories it has, there are still stories of businesses who fail with EOS. There are multiple factors for this, and we will try to get to the bottom of some of those issues here.
We’ve had clients who have tried EOS before, and it has failed for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, they have tried to self-implement. While this doesn’t always lead to failure, it makes EOS less effective than using a third party integrator, as certain biases can lead to a true lack of accountability and cutting corners, such as skipping weekly meetings. Sometimes, the wrong integrator can get hired, and this can lead to more issues. Teams will feel like they don’t get anything out of their meetings, and they won’t see immediate growth.
So whether the issue came from not having the right integrator in place, or an error in self-integration, there are plenty of ways that an organization can have an EOS failure. So how do we help? Given that we help small to medium sized businesses, we largely work in organizations in which everyone knows everyone else. One of the major issues is that, in our level-10 meetings, people won’t address the elephant in the room. The big advantage to having an experienced, third-party integrator, is that we will address the problems head on. We have experience holding visionaries and leadership teams accountable, and we don’t cut corners. We also have a proven track record of teams we work with experiencing growth.
In short, one of the main reasons EOS can fail is a lack of accountability and the wrong people in the wrong seats. We have as much experience entering these engagements as we do with businesses who have never tried EOS, and we can help right the ship.
