One of the biggest advantages of running your business on EOS is the clear prioritization and structure it provides. A common challenge when starting with EOS is differentiating between what should be a Company rock vs a Personal rock.
To refresh, take a look at our overview on Rocks here.
First of all, both Company Rocks and Personal Rocks are still ultimately Rocks – clear, 90-day priorities. We recommend that each Rock has a one-pager to explain the required activities, outcomes, milestones, and context.
Company Rocks
The key difference between Company and Personal Rocks is that Company Rocks are published on the V/TO – everyone, at every L10 in the company, will be able to see those Rocks and the progress made. Company Rocks should therefore be the highest priorities that generally span departments and teams. There are exceptions – for example, a key Sales Rock that is the highest priority for the company may appear as a Company Rock on the V/TO, even though only one department is involved.
Depending on the structure of your company, you may have department-level rocks as well. These rocks would be the top priorities of the department.
Personal Rocks
Finally, we have personal rocks. Everyone in the company should have a Rock, and many of these will be personal rocks.
In larger companies, Rocks will often span multiple layers. For example, a Project Manager at a construction company might have a Rock for the successful completion of a key project. A Safety Manager at that company may also have a Rock for the rollout, training, and adherence of a new safety program as part of that overall project. Each of them would have a one-pager describing what the Rock looks like. The Project Manager may have the Safety Program as a condition of the successful completion of the project, which is the Rock for the Safety Manager.
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