In this episode of RevOps Champions, Brendon Dennewill sits down with Mike Paton—longtime EOS Implementer, author, and host of The EOS Leader Podcast—to explore how organizations can scale effectively using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) framework.
With over 18 years of experience delivering 2,000+ full-day EOS sessions across more than 150 companies, Mike shares battle-tested lessons on leadership, process, and accountability. He breaks down why Vision and Traction are non-negotiable in times of uncertainty, how the 20/80 process documentation method drives efficiency, and why radical honesty is the ultimate form of leadership care.
Whether you’re leading a fast-growing startup or scaling a 250-person company, this conversation delivers practical frameworks for building systems, managing change, and creating scalable growth—without sacrificing your entrepreneurial DNA.
What You’ll Learn
- Why Vision and Traction matter most in uncertain times
- The three biggest challenges holding growing companies back
- The 20/80 approach to process documentation
- How Process and Data work together
- Why radical honesty is a form of care
- Why technology is an accelerant, not a solution
- The real reason change initiatives fail
Resources Mentioned
- Get a Grip
- Process
- Traction by Gino Wickman
- Radical Candor by Kim Scott
- The EOS Leader Podcast
- EOS Worldwide
- 90-Minute EOS Meeting
- EOS Tools
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About the Guest
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Mike Paton | EOS Implementer, Author, Speaker, and Host of the EOS Leader Podcast
Mike Paton is an EOS Implementer, best-selling author, and sought-after keynote speaker who’s spent the last 18 years helping thousands of business owners and leaders around the globe run better businesses and live better lives.
The product of an entrepreneurial household, Paton began his career in banking before embarking on his own entrepreneurial journey. He ran (or helped run) four entrepreneurial companies before discovering EOS in 2007. Since then, Paton has conducted nearly 2,000 talks, workshops and session days. Gino Wickman’s successor as EOS Worldwide’s Visionary, Paton trained several hundred professional EOS Implementers, co-wrote two books in the Traction Library (which have been translated into a dozen languages), and hosted the top-rated EOS Leader Podcast. Today he's grateful to be living his ideal life - helping people achieve their vision by mastering the timeless disciplines and practical tools of the Entrepreneurial Operating System. |
