--- title: A Powerful Pause description: A Powerful Pause --- - [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/589/eos/a-powerful-pause/#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 : # [A Powerful Pause](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/589/eos/a-powerful-pause/) Written by[Gino Wickman](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/gino-wickman) on April 7, 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) All of our clients follow the practice of having a weekly Level 10 Meeting. Click [here](http://eosworldwide.com/tools/downloadable-tools/) to download the Level 10 agenda. I’ve seen many companies do these meetings, and one huge mistake keeps rearing its ugly head when clients get to the Customer/Employee Headlines, and again when they get to the Issues List: They launch right in and wind up missing the real stuff. What I’m suggesting is this: Take a short pause before you move ahead with the Customer/Employee Headlines. Let your brain catch up with the meeting on a subconscious level**.** Simply start that part of the Level 10 meeting by saying, “Okay, everyone take just 30 quiet seconds to think about any customer and employee headlines you’d like to share.” This powerful pause lets everyone look back and remember the week’s activity. If you do this, you’ll get everything out every time. Now, do the same thing for your Issues List. Start that portion of the meeting with “Are there any issues from the previous seven days you want to see on the Issues List? Think about it for 30 seconds.” Sometimes the best issues – those golden nuggets – come from this powerful pause. This simple little discipline takes your rating from 8.5 to 9 – half a point’s improvement. Imagine it: getting every single issue and every single Customer/Employee Headline out every single week. Then imagine your leadership team being crystal clearon each and having resolution on those issues. You will, just from a powerful pause. Try the powerful pause in your next Level 10 meeting. It works. --- More Blog Posts: ← [For the Greater Good](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/592/eos/for-the-greater-good/) | [Seeing the Elephant](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/587/eos/seeing-the-elephant/) → ![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: