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Gino Wickman

Gino Wickman is a lifelong entrepreneur and bestselling author, best known for Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business, which has sold over 2 million copies. He created the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®), a framework designed to help business leaders run better companies. Wickman is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs maximize their freedom, creativity, and impact.
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Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

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Gino Wickman's Traction is a business how-to book built around the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), a framework designed to help small to mid-sized entrepreneurial companies achieve focus, accountability, and sustainable growth by strengthening six key organizational components.

Reviewed Jun 22, 2026

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