When business coaches talk about selecting an operating system for a business, they aren’t talking about whether to go with Microsoft, Apple or Linux products. Just as a computer’s operating system organizes day-to-day activities and long term data points in order to simplify tasks and store information, a company’s operating system consists of the ways that business is carried out by the leadership team and all employees in the course of daily business.

Your best isn’t achievable. Progress is achievable.

What did the Olympic Games in London teach us about team leadership and the importance of maintaining strong leadership through business coaching in order to be successful? Plenty! The Summer Olympics captivated millions around the world, as teams competed for the prized gold medals. Take a hard look at the teams and individuals who competed in your favorite events. Olympic competitors are among the top athletes in the world, yet they didn’t get to compete in the Olympics just because they were the top in their sport. Each of the tremendously talented athletes had to rely on the hard work of a strong team leadership with a common, focused goal, working together to make it to the top.

Ken DeWitt is a fellow EOS Implementer in the great state of Alabama. He has graciously allowed me to post an excerpt of an article he published recently in his newsletter.

To help you manage the complexity of your business and all of the “stuff” going on, I highly recommend the discipline of choosing only one of three options for any problem, idea, commitment, or opportunity—i.e., “stuff.”