--- title: No Politicking description: No Politicking --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/3331/eos/politicking/#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : # [No Politicking](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/3331/eos/politicking/) Written by[Gino Wickman](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/gino-wickman) on August 11, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers) [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos) [Issues List](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/issues-list) [Team](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/team) [Meetings](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/meetings) [Business](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business) How productive are your meetings? It’s no secret that most business meetings are unproductive. Most leaders rate the effectiveness of their meetings a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. One main reason for this ineffectiveness is that 90 percent of the meeting time is normally spent reporting and discussing, with nothing being solved. What makes for great meetings is solving real issues quickly. Click [here](http://eosworldwide.com/tools/downloadable-tools/) to download the Issue Solving Track. It’s vital that you spend most of your meeting resolving key issues for the long-term greater good of your company (we recommend one full hour of a 90-minute meeting; see the [Level 10 Meeting](http://eosworldwide.com/tools/downloadable-tools/)). Let’s assume you’re using the Issue Solving Track and spending most of the meeting on real issues (e.g., obstacles, barriers, ideas, opportunities, and problems). One common barrier gets in the way of pure, unfiltered, open and honest conflict and resolution. I’d like you to do a little check-up on yourself and your team to see if it’s present. That barrier is politicking. Pat Lencioni describes politicking as people choosing their words and actions based on how they want others to *react*, rather than based on what they really *think*. This powerful and cutting definition is a great filter for confirming that each and every member on your team is being 100 percent real, open, and honest when solving key issues together. Cutting politics out of your meetings (and company) will lead to a team and organization that has clarity, is open and honest, and fights for the vision, soul, and greater good of the company when obstacles, barriers, and opportunities present themselves. Keep your eyes and ears on this in your next meeting. --- More Blog Posts: ← [Training Feedback](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/3321/training-testimonials/training-feedback/) | [Trust Essentials](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/3397/eos/trust-essentials/) → ![eos-tools-dark.jpg](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/eos-tools-dark.jpg "eos-tools-dark.jpg") ## Unlock The Toolbox. Simple tools that empower entrepreneurs to get what they want from their businesses. [![EOS-logo-web-500](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EOS-logo-web-500.png?width=250&name=EOS-logo-web-500.png)](https://eosworldwide.com)   ### Follow EOS on Social: #### Subscribe to Email Updates: