ROCKS
ROCK YOUR 90-DAY WORLD® ACROSS EVERY DEPARTMENT
Enjoy one place to set company, departmental, and individual priorities for the next quarter. Track your Rock completion rate, help each other get unstuck, and drive Traction®.
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Focus on the priorities that move you forward.
Make accountability clear.
Keep your team’s Rocks in one place with a clear owner.
See progress before the quarter ends.
Review your team’s Rocks every week in your Level 10 Meeting.
Help your team get unstuck.
Turn off-track Rocks into Issues your team can solve.
What are Rocks in EOS?
Rocks are the 3–7 most important priorities your company, department, or individuals commit to completing in the next 90 days. They create focus by forcing the leadership team to pick what truly matters this quarter — and ignore everything else.
Frequently asked questions
Rocks are the 3–7 most important priorities your company, department, or individuals commit to completing in the next 90 days. They come from the EOS model (Entrepreneurial Operating System) and create focus by forcing the leadership team to pick what truly matters this quarter — and ignore everything else.
EOS recommends no more than 3–7 Rocks per person per quarter, with 3–5 being ideal. More than 7 dilutes focus and almost guarantees nothing important gets finished. Better to do five Rocks well than ten halfway.
A great Rock is SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. It should describe a clear, done/not-done outcome — not an ongoing activity. 'Launch new pricing page by March 31' is a Rock. 'Improve marketing' is not.
Company Rocks are the 3–7 priorities the whole leadership team agrees move the business forward this quarter. Individual Rocks are what each leader personally commits to delivering — usually a mix of supporting company Rocks and running their own department.
EOS One gives every Rock an owner, a due date, milestones, and a status (on-track, off-track, done). Rocks show up automatically on your Level 10 Meeting agenda each week so the team can spot off-track Rocks early and IDS them before the quarter ends.
If a Rock is off-track, drop it onto the Issues List and IDS (Identify, Discuss, Solve) it in your L10. Incomplete Rocks aren't punished — they're data. Use them in your quarterly Pulsing™ session to set better Rocks next quarter.