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When I played football at Muhlenberg College, our head coach, Mike Donnelly, used to say something I’ll never forget: “If you’re all wrong, you’re alright.”
It sounded strange at first, but over time I came to understand what he meant.
If all eleven players on defense are running the same play, even if it’s the wrong one, you’ll probably be fine. The real breakdowns happen when half the team is doing one thing and the other half is doing another. That’s when a gap opens up and a running back finds daylight. That’s when a receiver slips into an uncovered zone for an easy catch and a big play.
Most leadership teams I work with struggle for the same reason many football teams do. They have incredible talent and ambition, but they’re not running the same play.
Each leader has their own priorities. Everyone is busy but not always coordinated. The founder feels pressure to cover every position, jumping in wherever there’s a gap. It’s exhausting, and it’s not sustainable.
A leader cannot play all eleven positions at once. When you try, you leave the things you own exposed, and you show your team that you don’t trust them to do their jobs.
A healthy team starts with trust. When trust exists, accountability follows. True accountability doesn’t just flow from the top down; it happens side to side.
That’s where the magic happens.
EOS helps leadership teams get back to the fundamentals, ensuring everyone runs the same play with absolute clarity on their role.
Level 10 meetings create rhythm. They give the team a weekly pulse to align on priorities, tackle issues, and celebrate progress.
Scorecards and Rocks bring focus and accountability. Everyone knows what success looks like and how it’s measured.
Core Values build cohesion. They define how the team works together, communicates, and makes decisions.
When these tools come together, something powerful happens. The business runs smoother. Decisions get made faster. People trust each other more. The entire team becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
You can feel it. The energy shifts from busy to productive, from scattered to synchronized.
When teams start aligning under EOS, they notice something surprising. They’re doing less, but accomplishing more.
They stop chasing every opportunity and start focusing on the few things that truly matter. Instead of spreading energy across ten priorities, they rally behind three that move the needle.
For established teams, this takes time. Relationships have to evolve and old habits have to change. It can be uncomfortable and frustrating, but when it clicks, it changes everything.
For new teams, it often happens faster. There’s less history to rewrite and more room to build trust from day one.
Either way, the result is the same. Alignment compounds.
In football, progress happens one play at a time. You don’t score on every drive. You move the ball down the field with consistent execution.
The same principle applies in business. Small, disciplined actions done consistently create exponential results over time.
That’s what I call compounding impact.
Every quarter, your team focuses on a few key Rocks, the most important priorities for the next 90 days. When you complete them, you level up. You set a new baseline for how your business operates.
The next quarter, you build on top of that. Then the next. Over time, those incremental improvements turn into massive transformation.
Each Rock completed isn’t just another task done. It’s a new foundation poured.
The best teams don’t just execute together. They energize each other.
When people are aligned and clear on what matters, they show up differently. The work feels lighter, the culture feels healthier, and the wins feel shared.
A great team gives energy back. You can feel it in every meeting and every milestone. EOS helps teams protect that energy by giving them clarity and rhythm so they spend less time spinning and more time compounding progress together.
Great teams don’t add effort. They compound it.
It’s not about working harder. It’s about working together with clarity and trust. EOS builds the structure that makes that possible.
The most successful companies I’ve seen aren’t led by heroes. They’re led by teams who trust each other, speak the same language, and hold each other accountable.
When that happens, results multiply.
If you’re leading a team that’s talented but stuck, full of great people who aren’t pulling in the same direction, it’s time to get everyone on the same play.
EOS gives you the tools to align your leadership team, build rhythm, and focus on what truly matters. It helps you turn a collection of individual performers into a cohesive unit that wins together.
Because success isn’t about what you achieve alone. It’s about what your team achieves together.
If you’re ready to align your leadership team and start compounding your impact, book a conversation with Mark Accomando to learn how EOS can help your business move faster, execute smarter, and win as one team.
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