Key takeaways
- Accept that employees will not care as much as the owner; hire well and let 70 to 90 percent be good enough so you can scale.
- A structure of PMs and strategists with partner vendors doing the work keeps margins visible and capacity flexible.
- Radical transparency on revenue, salaries and departures builds trust in a remote company.
- EOS gave the business a simple framework of people, vision, data and traction, with scorecards that show whether it is healthy.
- Theme your days (meetings Monday, clients Tuesday, marketing Wednesday) so the type of work is predictable.
About this episode
“I didn’t go to business school. I didn’t have a mentor guiding me. I had to kind of fall on my face a little bit. EOS introduced me to a simpler way to run a business.”
Starting your own business is a big step for any entrepreneur. But how do you know you’re ready to grow beyond a one-person operation and lead an actual team?
In this episode of Time Limit, Brett talks with Chris Dreyer, CEO of Rankings.io, about how he started a successful SEO agency and why the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) has been an important tool in his leadership belt.
Listen to this episode to discover:
- When it’s time to hire your first employee
- Strategies for structuring your team and business for growth
- How to build employee trust and be an effective leader
- The key mindset most successful CEOs have in common
- The benefits of EOS, with tips on how to implement it in your company
- One time-saving trick you can use to prioritize work and find focus