As the Visionary, I find myself constantly interrupting the facilitator and hijacking the agenda during our Level 10 Meetings™. How do I step back without losing control of my business?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

As a Visionary, your natural instinct is to jump in, fix things, and drive the room with your energy. However, when you hijack the Level 10 Meeting™, you undermine your Integrator, disempower your leadership team, and stunt the operational maturity of your business.

To break this cycle, you must respect the Accountability Chart. The Integrator is responsible for running the business and managing the weekly pulse. Your role in the Level 10 Meeting™ is to participate as a member of the leadership team, not to run the show. For more on the relationship, see [how the Visionary and Integrator handle a disagreement](/qa/visionary-integrator-deadlock-resolution).

Stepping Back as a Visionary

Practice being "humbly-confident." This involves trusting your team to identify and solve problems without your constant intervention.

• If you see an issue being solved incorrectly, raise it during the IDS® portion like anyone else.
• Allow the facilitator to run the process.
• By stepping back and staying in the "Owner's Box," you give your leaders the space they need to grow, solve issues, and run a highly efficient, self-sustaining operation. This is particularly important if you are [planning to step into the Owner's Box](/qa/owner-exit-transition-level-10-meetings) within a year.

The Role of AI in Meetings

AI never sits in the room during a Level 10 Meeting™. Its role is supportive:

• Before the meeting: AI can help prep data, such as by [optimizing EOS Scorecard metrics](/qa/ai-in-optimizing-eos-scorecard-metrics-and-accountability) or filtering meeting transcripts for [Accountability Chart issues](/qa/filter-meeting-transcripts-accountability-chart-ai).
• After the meeting: AI can capture and track what was decided.

The 90 minutes of the meeting should remain human-focused, centered on your leadership team, the scorecard, the issues list, and the IDS conversation.

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