Bret Siebert: Implementing EOS

About Bret Siebert: Bret Siebert is a Michigan-based Professional Fractional Integrator offering business coaching and COO services for companies self-implementing Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) or working with an EOS Implementer. Bret has helped multiple business owners get traction toward profitability, focusing on people and processes and following a plan. His expertise spans diverse sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, religious institutions, non-profit groups, wholesale, and shooting sports. Bret seamlessly blends remote and on-site services to cater to the unique needs of each business owner, ensuring a harmonious integration of EOS principles for optimal results.

In this episode, Ryan and Bret Siebert discuss:

• Optimizing small businesses through EOS implementation
• Navigating business growth challenges
• Leveraging fractional experts and setting clear goals for 2024
• The transformative power of regular clarity breaks in business

Key Takeaways:

• In just 90 days, Bret dives deep into understanding the CEO's vision, identifying and addressing people issues and operational inefficiencies, ultimately sculpting a strategic roadmap using the EOS framework to transform chaos into a smoothly-operating business.
• Navigating the visionary ambitions of business owners, the challenge lies in aligning grand visions with realistic timelines, emphasizing the crucial role of strategic planning and system implementation to ensure not just growth, but a sustainable legacy, where profits are intimately tied to the efficiency of documented processes.
• For business success, prioritize cross-training and building a capable leadership team, recognizing the need for experts in key areas; engage with fractional specialists early, focus on financial readiness, and dedicate time to envision 2024 goals, working backward to create a comprehensive roadmap for success.
• The key to business success lies in regularly taking dedicated "clarity breaks," where business owners spend undistracted time alone, reflecting on their vision and goals, aligning their actions with the original passion that drove them, and ensuring that their business operations adapt to any shifts in their vision—a practice essential for sustained happiness and optimal business performance.

"The idea is to tell my clients that hopefully, they get people on their leadership team who are better than them in a particular area. They won't be a wizard of finance, so they should bring a wizard of finance onto their leadership team. They don't know everything about operations. They did really well to get to this point. But let's bring someone who is like a killer in operations so that they can really get traction and be like a rocket sh