Can EOS Help Build a Business That Runs Without You? | The Fractional Operator #12

How can business owners get out of the weeds, create accountability, and build a company that can operate without them? Expert EOS Implementer Dave Borland joins Mike Nelson to explain the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), including its six key components: Vision, People, Data, Process, Issues, and Traction. As well as how fractional leadership, systems, measurable data, and disciplined execution can help organizations grow, and how business owners can create a business that gives them back their time. Connect with Dave and learn more about EOS at eosworldwide.com. 0:00 Welcome to The Fractional Operator 1:06 Dave Borland's entrepreneurial and fractional background 3:15 Discovering systems, processes, and leadership 5:49 How Dave discovered EOS 8:02 What EOS is: Vision, Traction and Healthy 9:24 Using EOS to turn around a struggling business 10:46 From business owner to fractional EOS Implementer 12:57 EOS Implementer vs. Integrator 15:21 The EOS implementation process and accountability chart 17:10 Rocks, priorities, issue solving and scorecards 21:24 Why EOS is simple—but difficult to execute 23:10 The hard truth business owners sometimes need to hear 27:23 The six key components of the EOS Model 31:59 People, core values and getting the right people in the right seats 33:08 Why data and measurable KPIs matter 35:45 Processes, recurring issues and the “ten-minute problem” 39:13 Traction, meeting cadence and accountability 40:46 How systems can give business owners their time back 42:29 How to know whether your business needs EOS 45:39 Where to connect with Dave Borland Want to learn more about Hourglass? Website: hourglasssaas.com. Facebook: facebook.com/michael.rgh.nelson Instagram instagram.com/5tmichael Twitter/X: x.com/5tmichael Linkedin: linkedin.com/michaelnelson2 #EOS #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #FractionalLeadership #BusinessSystems