Some of our leadership team members treat the personal and professional best transition as a complete waste of time, giving dismissive or sarcastic responses like 'nothing to report' or 'I survived.' How do we stop this low-effort, cynical attitude from undermining the positive momentum of our weekly Level 10 Meeting™?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The five-minute segue at the start of your Level 10 Meeting™ is not corporate team-building fluff. Its purpose is to transition your team from working in the business to working on the business. When leaders give cynical or low-effort responses, they are signaling a lack of engagement and dragging down the energy of the entire room.

To fix this, you must hold them accountable to the discipline of the tool. The facilitator needs to call out the behavior immediately. If a leader says they have nothing to report, do not let them off the hook. Ask them to take a moment and identify one positive thing, even if it is as simple as a project that stayed on budget or a personal milestone.

If the cynicism persists, the Integrator must address it outside of the meeting. This is a core values and alignment issue. It is often a symptom of a deeper resistance to vulnerability or accountability. Use the People Analyzer™ to evaluate whether this behavior aligns with your core values and if they truly GWC™ their seat on the Accountability Chart.

Remind the team that sharing a personal and professional best humanizes the leadership team. It builds trust, which is the foundation of healthy, unfiltered conflict during IDS®. If leaders cannot invest thirty seconds into sharing a win, they will not have the vulnerability required to solve hard business problems together.