What is EOS® (Entrepreneurial Operating System) & Is ZOKRI EOS® Software?

EOS® stands for Entrepreneurial Operating System and is a set of systems and processes created and marketed by EOS® Worldwide. The EOS® Model highlights Six Key Components of a business that, when optimized, will help leaders drive growth and succeed. The components are: Vision, Data, Process, Traction, Issues and People.

EOS® should be considered to be far more than a goal framework as it extends to include ways to help organizations achieve their goals, and is therefore much closer to being a business operating system.

ZOKRI, EOS® Software & EOS Worldwide

ZOKRI is not affiliated or associated with EOS® Worldwide. ZOKRI does not provide EOS® training and is not licensed to present or market our own business management software as EOS® software.

The fact that ZOKRI has the ability to host, manage and optimize universal business management best-practices is because they are just that, universal to all business and have been collectively developed and refined by generations of business leaders and can be read about in countless business management books. These include:

Sharing your Mission and Visions
Track KPIs, create dashboards and create company and team scoreboards
Set and track goals with a variety of measurable outcomes
Create and assign to-do’s
Flag issues as well as priorities
Run one-off and recurring meetings with agendas of your choice using the features and data contained within ZOKRI
Align and develop your people to ensure the right people are doing the right jobs

Is ZOKRI EOS® software that is licensed by EOS® Worldwide? ZOKRI definitely is not and currently has no intention of becoming affiliated with EOS® Worldwide.

What is our rationale? ZOKRI has the flexibility to evolve and extend to the frameworks, systems, processes and ways of working our customers find work for them.

For example, if you wanted to move away from Stephen Covey’s concept of Rocks to OKRs or WIGs, you can in a few clicks. Or you don’t want to follow an exact meeting agenda format and evolve it to include or exclude certain parts, you can.

The EOS® Methodology - Great Foundations

Would ZOKRI recommend the EOS® Methodology for an SMB wanting to grow? Absolutely! All of the components the methodology encourages to work through and adopt create the right structure for success.

To learn more about EOS® you can visit EOS® Worldwide here. They are doing great work in highlighting the need to systemize and operationalize business management best-practices. EOS® Worldwide, keep doing great work.

EOS® (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Alternatives

If you consider these elements to be universal to every business that follows business planning and execution best-practices:

Mission, Visions, Purpose
Strategy e.g. Strategic Pillars, Balanced Scorecard
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Goals e.g. SMART, OKRs, Wildly Important Goals (WIGs)
Productivity e.g. Projects, To-dos, sprints etc.
Processes e.g. Priority setting, issue flagging, check-ins, team meetings, retrospectives
Culture and Value definition and culture monitoring
Job descriptions with defines roles, responsibilities, skills and competencies
Personal goals
Personal development plans
Appraisals
360 feedback and continuous / anytime feedback
Personal incentives and bonus planning and awarding

Which you choose to use and how you choose to combine them, and how you evolve them is entirely up to you, your team and your employees. We can and will not recommend an EOS® alternative. If there is an alternative that is right for you you will find it by adopting and mastering core business and people management systems, skills and competencies.

This is why we love ZOKRI’s flexible approach to business management. Choose the elements that are right for you and grow from there.