We are solving a lot of issues in our weekly Level 10 Meetings, but we feel like we are constantly applying short-term band-aids to recurring problems because we do not connect them to our V/TO. How do we keep our long-term vision active during IDS?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

If you are solving the same issues week after week, you are treating symptoms instead of the actual disease. To stop this cycle, your weekly Level 10 Meetings™ must be directly connected to the strategic framework of your V/TO®.

When an issue is dropped to the list, the facilitator must ask how this problem impacts your quarterly Rocks, your one-year plan, or your core focus. If the issue does not affect these strategic pillars, it may not be worth your limited meeting time.

During the Identify step of IDS®, look at the problem through the lens of your long-term goals. For example, if you are struggling with a customer service issue, ask if the root cause is a failure to align with your core values or your marketing strategy.

Keep a copy of your V/TO® open and visible during every meeting. If an issue is too big to solve in the weekly meeting, or if it requires a strategic pivot, do not try to solve it now. Instead, push it to your quarterly Issues List, which you will address during your next quarterly planning session. This keeps your weekly meetings tactical and your quarterly sessions strategic.

AI never sits in the room. It works before the Level 10 Meeting to prep the data and after the meeting to capture and track what was decided. The 90 minutes stay human: your leadership team, the scorecard, the issues list, and the IDS conversation.