What the Heck Is EOS?: A Complete Guide for Employees in Companies Running on EOS

by Gino Wickman

Great companies have leaders who communicate a crystal-clear Vision to the entire company. A company’s Vision, simply put, is a matter of defining who you are, where you are going, and how you will get there.

Whereas Core Values define who you are as an organization, Core Focus defines what you are. Core Focus is about keeping your company and all of its people focused on the areas where your business excels.

Core Focus keeps companies from getting distracted. It comes from the intersection of knowing why your company exists and what you do in the world.

Rocks are the 3 to 7 most important objectives the company must get done in the next 90 days in order to achieve your 1-Year Plan.

A Quarterly Conversation, taking place every 90 days, works because, as we mentioned in Chapter 5, human beings tend to lose focus and fray around that point. Meeting at 90-day intervals with your manager is a great way to reset for the next 90 days.

When preparing for your Quarterly Conversation, focus on 2 topics: “What’s Working” and “What’s Not.”

What am I most proud of accomplishing in the last quarter? • What changes did I make to better accomplish my job? • What did I do well to hit my Rocks and Measurable(s)? • Am I working on projects and in a role that really matters? • How have I demonstrated the company’s Core Values? • Did my manager provide the necessary tools and direction to do my job well?