Traction
Gino Wickman · first published 2011 · ISBN 9781936661831
Wickman presents the Entrepreneurial Operating System, a framework for running a business using clarity on vision, people, data, issues, processes, and cash. The book includes a simple planning tool you can use right now. It's practical and actionable without being overwhelming.
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A weekly meeting rhythm and a short list of numbers, which is roughly what separates a crew that grows from a crew that stays exactly the size the owner can personally supervise.
Wickman's operating system for small companies: meeting rhythm, accountability, and a small set of numbers watched weekly. The most useful book here for a company that has outgrown improvisation.
Once you understand E-Myth thinking, you need tools to actually implement it. Traction gives you a system for organizing your business, aligning your team, and solving problems in a way that sticks.