Our Head of HR is a perfect core-values fit and wants her seat, but her Kolbe A shows she is a high Fact Finder and low Quick Start. She is struggling because our rapid growth requires constant pivoting and high-risk decision-making. How do we handle this right-seat call?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

This is a classic case of conative stress. Your Head of HR has the right core values, meaning she is a Right Person. However, her natural conative wiring is misaligned with the current reality of her seat on the Accountability Chart.

A high Fact Finder, low Quick Start individual naturally thrives in structured, detail-oriented environments where they have time to gather all information before making a decision. When forced to operate in a high-risk, rapid-change environment, they experience cognitive fatigue and conative stress, which leads to analysis paralysis and execution delays.

You must evaluate whether the seat roles can be reshaped to align with her natural strengths, or if she needs to be moved to a different seat.

Can you delegate the high-stress, rapid-pivoting aspects of her seat, such as scaling and organizational restructuring, to another leader?

If the seat requires her to constantly operate outside her conative comfort zone, she is in the Wrong Seat. Keeping her there is unfair to her health and detrimental to your growth. You must look at the Accountability Chart to see if there is another seat, such as compliance, detailed compensation modeling, or system design, where her natural strengths can shine.