Look Ahead

Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, emphasized the power of having a clear vision for success: “You’ve got to visualize where you’re headed and be very clear about it.” When leadership teams share a clear vision, they become nearly unstoppable. Businesses using EOS® create a 3-Year Picture—a mental image of their future, including revenue, profit, and key metrics like production units.

The leadership team brainstorms and develops a list of descriptors or qualities the business will have in three years. These qualities may include the number of right people in the right seats, following core processes, expanding locations, upgrading technology, products or service offerings, employee benefits, or enhancing company culture. After gathering ideas, they narrow them down to 10-20 key descriptors that are written clearly, and everyone agrees on.

One person then reads these descriptions aloud in one long sentence, as the others envision their future with eyes closed – visualizing their future together. This shared vision guides decision-making for the year ahead and determines the most critical actions for the next 90 days. The more aligned and clear a team is about their future picture of the business the more likely they are to achieve it.

Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18

Is your team aligned on where your business is headed? If not, it may be time to create your 3-Year Picture.

Let’s create your 3-Year Picture.