Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

This book presents the Entrepreneurial Operating System, involving vision, people, data, issues, processes, and execution. Many established small businesses find its meeting rhythms, scorecards, accountability chart, and quarterly priorities useful. The full system may be too rigid for very small or early businesses.

Founders learn to clarify accountability, establish measurable priorities, conduct more productive meetings, identify and solve issues, document core processes, and create operating discipline. Mentors should use the most relevant tools selectively rather than requiring every company to adopt the entire system.