Glossary EOS

GWC (Get it, Want it, Capacity to do it)

Also known as: Get it Want it Capacity

The EOS test for whether the right person is in the right seat. Get it: do they understand the job? Want it: do they want to do it? Capacity: do they have the skill, time, and emotional resources? All three must be yes.

Why it matters

Hiring failures almost always show up as a No on one of these three. Naming which one makes the conversation fixable.

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