Title: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (Expanded Edition)
Author: Gino Wickman
Book Summary
* Core Premise: A practical hands-on manual teaching business leaders how to strengthen six key components of their organization using the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS) for better focus, alignment, and growth.
* Key Leadership Focus: Emphasizes that leaders need to simplify, delegate, predict, systemize, and structure.
Endorsements & Testimonials
| Endorser | Role / Organization | Key Highlight / Growth Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Moshe | Founder & CEO, Tech Guru | Improved company productivity to higher levels than ever. |
| Karl Stark & Bill Stewart | Cofounders, Avondale | High impact on leadership productivity and improved company-wide operations. |
| Craig Erlich | CEO, pulse220 | Helped grow business by 300% over five years. |
| Ronald A. Blank | President, The Franklin Companies | Enabled letting go of day-to-day operations and growing consistently through tough markets. |
| Dan Sullivan | President & Founder, The Strategic Coach | Called it a powerful, practical, and simple system for running a business. |
| Rob Dube | President, Image One | Average 20%+ annual growth rate leading to a successful sale above normal multiples. |
| Sam Simon | President & CEO, Atlas Oil Company | Helped build a solid leadership team and create disciplined growth. |
| Vince Poscente | Bestselling Author (The Age of Speed) | Highlighted the content as bulletproof and a must-read for running a company. |
| Albert M. Berriz | CEO, McKinley | Revolutionized the enterprise into a highly profitable, adroit, and results-oriented culture. |
| Darton Case | President, The Entrepreneurs' Organization | Achieved 150% growth in a single year after 14 years in business. |
| Rob Tamblyn | President, The Benefits Company | Saved the company from mediocrity and put the right people in the right seats. |
| Robert Schechter | Chairman, Schechter Wealth Strategies | Grew revenue by 50% over three years with exponential profit growth. |
| Bernie Ronnisch | President, Ronnisch Construction Group | Doubled business (100% growth) over three years while maintaining life balance. |
About the Author
* Gino Wickman is the bestselling author of Traction and founder of EOS Worldwide, a national network of certified EOS Implementers.
* He created the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS) to help leaders gain better control, build cohesive teams, and achieve sustainable business growth.