Is Your Business Operating System Stuck at the Top? (And What to Do About It)

Let’s get real—most Business Operating Systems (BOS) like EOS, Scaling Up, eMyth, and others are doing a good job at the senior leadership level. But that’s where it stops.

Over 95% of companies (from my experience and data) stall their BOS rollout before it gets to the broader team. And when your BOS doesn’t reach every level of your organization, you leave massive potential on the table.

The Brutal Truth About “Stuck” BOSs

I’ve seen it firsthand:

• Senior teams get aligned.

• Profits improve.

• Some amazing wins happen—Best Place to Work awards, doubling profits, even big sales numbers.

But beneath the surface?

• Trust issues persist.

• Accountability is shaky.

• Leaders are still stuck juggling too many roles.

Why? Because the BOS never made it past the top level.

What’s Missing?

It’s not a system problem; it’s a rollout problem.

At Top Teams, we fix BOS implementations that only scratched the surface. When you don’t get every team member fully bought in and aligned, you’re just spinning plates at the top—waiting for one to drop.

And yes, rollout is hard. But does “hard” mean we don’t do it?

The Stakes Are High

Think about it:

• Is it harder to choose the discipline of healthy eating and exercise or to live with the life-altering consequences of neglect and bad choices?

• In business terms: Is it harder to do the work to roll out your BOS to your entire team, or to settle for a “meh” culture, stuck leaders, and unrealized potential?

The choice is yours:

1. Keep benefiting only your senior leadership team and hope for trickle-down results.

2. Go deeper, fix your rollout, and create a Circle of Impact that touches every employee, partner, and customer.

What Happens When You Get It Right

When you roll out your BOS to every level, you:

• Build trust and accountability across the board.

• Create alignment that transforms your culture.

• Scale in a way that’s sustainable and extraordinary.

Your company stops being one of the many, and instead, becomes one of the few—the companies others write books about.

Ready to Break Free?

It’s time to choose your hard.

Stop settling for surface-level wins and build a system that scales trust, alignment, and impact throughout your organization.

The Takeaway

A BOS that stops at the senior level is like a bicycle with flat tires—okay if you’re coasting downhill but useless for climbing mountains. Roll it out fully, or risk staying stuck.

If this resonates, let’s talk about what it looks like to take your BOS deeper. At Top Teams, we don’t just help businesses grow—we help them thrive at every level.