About the Book
Summit OS: A Fable is a practical business parable written for growth-minded owners and CEOs of 15-100 employee privately held companies who are determined to scale their business without losing control, profitability, or peace of mind.
Through an engaging narrative, the book introduces the Summit OS business operating system, a step-by-step framework designed to help leadership teams align on strategy, execute effectively, and build durable competitive advantage. At the heart of the story is a struggling mid-size company facing stalled growth, fractured accountability, and frustrated leaders. Readers follow the journey of the company's CEO and leadership team as they discover new ways to clarify direction, focus their efforts, and empower their people to deliver results.
This is not a textbook or checklist. Instead, it is a business fable that illustrates how real-world leaders overcome the most common challenges faced by privately owned, growth-stage companies. From execution breakdowns and strategy gaps to the difficulty of building a truly self-managing organization, the lessons in Summit OS are delivered in a story format that is easy to read, relatable, and immediately applicable.
Written for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs preparing for their next stage of growth, improved profitability, or even eventual exit or succession, the book offers both inspiration and a practical roadmap. Whether your company is a professional services firm, a tech-enabled enterprise, or a distribution business, you will learn how to install tools that foster accountability, team empowerment, and sustainable growth.
Leaders will discover how to:
Align their executive team around a clear, shared vision
Translate strategy into disciplined execution
Build accountability and ownership throughout the organization
Avoid burnout by creating a company that runs without constant oversight
Dig a moat around their business by developing lasting competitive advantages
If you've read and enjoyed classics like The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, The Advantage, or Traction, you will recognize the power of a story-driven framework that blends inspiration with actionable tools. Summit OS: A Fable extends that tradition while providing a unique system designed specifically for the 15-100 employee company segment-a group often too complex for small-business playbooks but too lean for corporate bureaucracy.
By the end of the story, readers will not only see how the fictional company transforms its culture and results, but also envision how their own organization can climb higher, faster, and with greater confidence.
For owners and CEOs of privately held growth companies, this book is a field guide to building the business you've always envisioned: profitable, sustainable, self-managing, and ultimately more valuable.
About the Author :
Steve Preda is the creator of Summit OS(R), with the Company Why(TM) of helping entrepreneurs reach their ideal lives while making a positive impact. He believes that with the right tools and coaching we can eradicate "Business COVID" in America, and save 180,000 companies each year from disappearing.Steve built and sold an investment banking firm in Europe before moving to the United States in 2012. Since then, he has helpedthousands of businesses grow their teams, revenues, and profits as an author, EOS Implementer, and Summit OS Guide(TM).
Review :
The story is relatable and mirrors the real-world challenges many businesses face. The
characters and their journey make it easy to see how these principles apply to any team
or organization. The system offers practical insights that bring clarity to vision and
strategy, providing steps you can implement right away. For anyone considering or
already using a business operating system, this book will resonate deeply.
Tejash Patel, CEO, TAYS, Inc.
Preda breaks down the process of navigating the "business mountain," with frameworks
that aren't just theoretical but are grounded in real-world application. He is blending
compelling storytelling with actionable insights that keep you engaged and eager to
implement what you've learned.
Raj Kapur, Founder and CEO, Options Ahead
Business owners ride a roller coaster every day. One minute, the trusted team works
together like clockwork; profits are up, and management congratulates itself for its
brilliant performance. The next minute, the company's survival is at stake because of
one unexpected event. If you think it can't happen to your business, read this business
fable and learn just how important it is to have a plan and how an outsider's objective
view can make all the difference.
Michele DeFilippo, Founder, 1106 Design
Geared toward the entrepreneur, this book is a fast but a very informative read for CEOs
and their leadership teams who want to learn what a company's scaling Journey
firsthand using the Summit OS System. In an interesting twist, the company seeks
outside capital and the reader can see how the operating system helps a company
become more attractive to third party investors.
Peter Santry, Leadership Team Coach
