--- title: The Three Different Types of Issues Lists and Why Every Organization Needs Them description: The Three Different Types of Issues Lists and Why Every Organization Needs Them --- - [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/95970/traction-thoughts/types-issues-lists-organization/#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 : # [The Three Different Types of Issues Lists and Why Every Organization Needs Them](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/95970/traction-thoughts/types-issues-lists-organization/) Written by[EOS Worldwide](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/eos-worldwide) on January 22, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Business Coaches](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/business-coaches) [Traction](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/traction) [Leadership Teams](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/leadership-teams) In an open and honest organization, the Issues List is a tool that creates the discipline needed to keep all business issues out in the open and organized. As [business coaches or EOS Implementers™](https://eosworldwide.com/implementers/) teach, having this level of honesty in an organization means that everyone, from [leadership teams](https://eosworldwide.com)and others in the organization, has a clear understanding of what your issues are. There are three different type of Issues Lists that every leadership team should have in place, including: **1. The Issues List in the Vision/Traction Organization**™ **(V/TO**™**)** As taught by business coaches or EOS Implementors, these are the company issues that can be shelved for 90 days and tackled in future quarterly meetings. This list can include items such as new product ideas, key employee issues, technology needs and HR needs. **2. The Weekly Leadership Team Issues List** These issues are the most relevant issues for the week and quarter that must be handled at the highest level at weekly leadership team meetings. These issues include Rocks being off track, a bad number in the Scorecard, key employee issues, major client difficulties and process-related issues. **3. The Departmental Issues List** These issues are on a more local level than the others, and include all the relevant departmental issues for the week that must be tackled during the weekly departmental meetings. This can include the sale team hitting its call numbers, marketing presentations, closing business, marketing and other issues. Having an open and honest culture with a strong leadership team and clear Issues Lists will allow discussion and solutions to start flowing freely. With each issue properly identified, recorded and compartmentalized into the appropriate list, you can start working on solving them one at a time.   --- More Blog Posts: ← [Accountability – To Be or Not to Be?](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/95940/eos/accountability-be/) | [Solving the Big Stuff: The Issues Solving Track™](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/95975/traction-thoughts/solving-big-stuff-issues-solving-track/) → ![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: