Traction is the EOS discipline that turns vision into execution. It is built on three things: Rocks (quarterly priorities), Level 10 Meetings (weekly execution rhythm), and the Issues List (structured problem solving). Without traction, the best strategy stays on paper.

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A Rock is a company-level priority for the current quarter. The name comes from the idea that if you fill a jar with sand first, the big rocks won't fit — but if you place the rocks first, everything else fits around them.

Rules for Rocks:

• Each person has 1 to 7 Rocks per quarter (3 is ideal)
• A Rock takes the entire quarter to complete — if it takes less than a week, it is a To-Do, not a Rock
• Rocks are SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
• At the end of the quarter, a Rock is either Done or Not Done — there is no partial credit
• Company Rocks are set first; individual Rocks must support them

→ View current Rocks in OpenProject

Rocks are set at the start of each quarter during the Quarterly Session and tracked weekly in the Level 10 Meeting.

Each Rock is reported as:

• ✅ On track — will be done by end of quarter
• ⚠️ Off track — at risk; needs attention (goes on Issues List)
• ❌ Not done — missed; reviewed in next Quarterly Session

The Level 10 Meeting (L10) is the weekly heartbeat of Unicis. It is 90 minutes, same day and time every week, with a fixed agenda. Every agenda item has a time box. The meeting is rated out of 10 by attendees at the end — the goal is consistently 8 or above.

📅 Unicis L10: Every Monday at 10:00 CET, 90 minutes, via Nextcloud Talk (or Jitsi if 15+ attendees)

• Start on time. End on time. No exceptions.
• The same agenda every week — do not add agenda items outside the Issues segment
• All discussion happens in IDS. The first four segments are reporting only.
• To-Dos from the meeting must be done within 7 days (by next L10)
• Meeting notes are saved in Nextcloud under /Meetings/L10/YYYY-WW in Nextcloud

Copy this template to Nextcloud for each meeting:

# L10 Meeting — Week [XX], [Date]
Attendees:

## Scorecard
- [Metric]: [Value] — ✅ Green / 🔴 Red

## Rocks
- [Rock name] — ✅ On track / ⚠️ Off track

## Headlines
-

## To-Do Review (from last week)
- [To-Do] — ✅ Done / ❌ Not done

## Issues Discussed (IDS)
1. Issue:
   - Solution:
   - To-Do:
   - Owner:
   - Due:

## New To-Dos
- [ ] [Action] — [Owner] — due [Date]

## Meeting rating: [X]/10

The Issues List is a running log of everything that needs to be solved — obstacles, opportunities, disagreements, and open questions. It is not a task list. An issue is something that, if solved well, moves the company forward.

Sources of issues:

• Red Scorecard metrics
• Off-track Rocks
• Incomplete To-Dos
• Anything anyone raises between meetings
• Customer feedback patterns
• Team concerns

Every issue on the list goes through IDS during the L10 meeting:

1. Identify — State the real issue clearly. Often the issue on the list is a symptom. Spend 2 minutes getting to the root cause. Ask “what is the real issue here?”
2. Discuss — Open discussion. All perspectives heard. Time-boxed. The goal is to reach the best solution for the long-term good of the company, not to win the argument.
3. Solve — Agree on a clear solution. Assign a To-Do with an owner and a due date. The issue is removed from the list.

💡 Rule: An issue is not solved until it has a To-Do with a named owner and a due date.

The Issues List is maintained as a backlog in OpenProject under the EOS / Issues project. Anyone can add an issue at any time. Issues are prioritised by the team at the start of each L10.

→ Open Issues List in OpenProject

The Quarterly Session is a half-day meeting (3–4 hours) held at the start of each quarter. It is separate from the weekly L10.

Outputs are documented in Nextcloud under /Meetings/Quarterly/YYYY-QN and Rocks are entered into OpenProject.

Once per year (typically January), the leadership team runs a full-day Annual Planning Session to update the V/TO, set Annual Rocks, and review the 3-Year Picture. This feeds the V/TO directly.

→ See the Scorecard | → See the V/TO | → See Accountability Chart

Last reviewed: Q2 2026 — next review: Q3 2026 Quarterly Session