Traction inherently assumes that your business will experience growth, and by embracing this framework and concentrating on the Process Component™, you position yourself favorably from the outset. The EOS Life will help you discover, clarify, and customize the life you want to live: one where you do what you love every day, with the people you love doing it with — while at the same time making a huge difference and impact, getting compensated very well for doing it, and still having plenty of time to pursue other passions, hobbies, and interests that energize you. This is probably better in paperback because it reads more like a worksheet of "to-do" items with very specific steps to take and never to veer from.

If you have multiple locations, site managers need to be fully on board with the foundational tools before sharing them with the next tier at that location.Also, when you have a defined way of doing business, your company becomes scalable and more valuable should you decide to sell it. I highly recommend Gino - for speaking engagements, for business transformation efforts, for education, for mentorship - as he has done nothing but exceed expectations since we first met.

It was published in 2012 and is part of a series of books aimed at helping entrepreneurs and business leaders improve their companies. The combination of vision, people, data, issues, process, and traction—the Entrepreneurial Operating System—positions your company to achieve your vision. You need to identify, address, and document each of your core processes, and continually improve them.Companies and their employees waste significant amounts of time and resources due to a lack of focus and a clear vision and unstructured processes. To operate effectively, your business needs a structure that clearly defines functions and roles and establishes lines of accountability. Each quarter is a new opportunity to begin giving your team more concrete direction, engagement, and accountability.

You will find that you are getting more done and becoming a more efficient and effective team or company. An organization can only become the best version of itself to the extent that the people within the organization are striving to become better versions of themselves. These individuals should embody your core values, fit into the culture, and excel in positions to be effective and valuable for the company. The owner of that Rock has the responsibility to ensure that progress is made, achievements are regularly reported, and that any impediments in the way are dealt with accordingly.

Your one-year plan: A plan for what has to happen this year creates traction for achieving your vision. I would recommend the book "Winning" by Jack Welch over this particular book for a better read with the same general underlying philosophy, but without the exact steps, more of an overall philosophy.