Recruiting is chaos—and few people know how to tame it better than Derek Pittak, CEO of Lingo Staffing and certified EOS Implementer.

Before joining the world of staffing, Derek worked inside the Department of Defense and a regional bank. Then one life-changing conversation pulled him into recruiting, where he went on to lead a $125 million portfolio of staffing brands and introduce EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) to over 40 firms.

In this first part of our conversation, Derek unpacks how he made that leap, what EOS actually is, and why systems—not luck—separate scalable recruiting businesses from the rest.

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What You’ll Learn

• Derek’s journey from the Pentagon to staffing leadership
• The $5 million mistake that started his career in recruiting
• How Talent Launch scaled to 10 brands using EOS
• What an “accountability chart” really looks like inside a recruiting firm
• Why every leader must find their zone of genius—and delegate the rest
• How EOS exposes people issues before they destroy growth

Key Takeaways

✅ Structure beats chaos—EOS gives leaders a repeatable playbook

✅ The accountability chart reveals where people truly belong

✅ Leaders grow only when they let go

✅ EOS isn’t theory—it’s built for real-world recruiting operations

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👉 Part 2: Derek Pittak dives into the practical tools—rocks, scorecards, vision, and process—to help your recruiting business run on EOS.

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