Our leadership team is highly collaborative, but we keep falling behind on our quarterly Rocks. We all have high Quick Start scores on our Kolbe A Index assessments. How do we balance our conative profile to ensure we actually execute on our ideas?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Having a leadership team dominated by high Quick Starts is like having a car with a massive engine but no steering wheel or brakes. You have plenty of ideas and energy, but you lack the conative drive to build systems and cross the finish line.

To solve this, look at your Kolbe A™ Index results on a team map. If your entire team is in the Quick Start zone, you have cognitive clone syndrome. You need to introduce cognitive diversity to your leadership team.

Your first step is to look at your Accountability Chart. You likely need a strong Integrator™ or an operations leader who scores high in Follow Thru. These individuals naturally build processes, establish timelines, and bring order to chaos. They are the ones who will ensure your ideas actually get executed.

In the short term, you must adapt your Level 10 Meeting™ process. Since your team is naturally prone to starting new things and abandoning old ones, you must enforce extreme discipline. Use your scorecard and your Rock™ review to hold each other accountable. If a high Quick Start wants to pivot to a new idea, the team must run it through the IDS® process first. Do not allow anyone to start a new project until their current Rocks™ are done.