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Learn the system.
Short, practical articles and videos on goals, decisions, how the product works, and getting work done without you in every meeting.
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How to write a weekly update
On course or deviating, then three to four sentences each on what got done, what’s in the way and what’s next.
Pitches and decisionsWhy every idea should tie to a big goal
The simplest filter for a busy team: if it does not move a goal, it waits.
Month endExecuted or failed: why every priority needs a verdict
Clear verdicts make next month honest. Vague ones quietly roll over forever.
Month endMonthly beats quarterly
Twelve chances a year to correct course instead of four.
Switching from EOSSwitching from EOS: what you keep and what changes
Keep the discipline. Trade quarterly rocks for a monthly cycle your whole company runs.
Running without youDesigned for absence
How to build a company that keeps moving when you step away for a week.
Month endExecution rate: the one number to watch
How much of what your team commits to actually gets done, and how it is counted.
Pitches and decisionsThe cure for shiny object syndrome
Your business doesn’t need more ideas. It needs a way to keep the bad ones out.
Running without youI hate meetings. Here is the one I kept.
One decision meeting a month. Everything else is written down.
Switching from EOSWhat I use instead of the Level 10 Meetingâ„¢
Ninety minutes a week turned into a complaining session. Here is what replaced it.
Switching from EOSDo you need an implementer? I built a system you can run yourself
I didn’t want to pay somebody to facilitate a meeting. Here is how to run the system on your own.
Free templates
Company goals template
One goal each for growth, finance and operations, with a number and an owner.
Copy or print it →Free templateMonthly decision meeting agenda
A written pitch for every idea, then three minutes, seven minutes, one minute.
Copy or print it →Free templateWeekly update template
On course or deviating, then what got done, challenges and next steps.
Copy or print it →Watch
EOS vs Unbreakable OS20:03EOS vs Unbreakable OSAdam’s full talk on running EOS®, and why he moved to a monthly cycle. On YouTube.Designed for absence1:16Designed for absenceA company that runs when you step away.Set the guardrails1:14Set the guardrailsBig goals, the monthly cycle and the payoff.
0:17Watch and get startedAdam on the free trial and your setup call.The words we use
In the order you meet them every month.
- Big goal
- One measurable result with a deadline, in an area like growth, finance or operations. We recommend about a year, lined up with your calendar year, but you choose the length. Start with three; up to five.
- What makes a good big goal →
- Pitch
- An idea from anyone in the company that ties to a big goal. AI reviews it before leaders see it.
- Tie every idea to a goal →
- Decision meeting
- Once a month, leaders approve, bank or reject each pitch. Also called the Decision Pitch Meetingâ„¢.
- How to run one →
- Weekly update
- A written post from each owner every week: on course or deviating, then what got done, what’s in the way and what’s next.
- How to write one →
- Execution rate
- The share of finished priorities that were executed, for the year so far.
- How it’s worked out →
- Decision velocity
- Speed and direction together: big goals set the direction, monthly cycles set the speed, and every month is scored honestly.
- What decision velocity means →
Run your next month on it.
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