If our leadership team finishes two consecutive quarters at sixty percent Rock completion or lower, how do you diagnose the root cause and course-correct our engagement?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Missing quarterly Rocks happens occasionally when an unforeseen industry shock occurs. However, finishing two consecutive quarters below eighty percent completion is an operational crisis. It indicates your team does not respect its own commitments or lacks the discipline to govern its time.

When this occurs, we do not ignore it or reset targets to make everyone feel better. At your next quarterly session, we pause normal agenda progression and run an exhaustive IDS® on your execution breakdown before we set a single new priority.

We evaluate three systemic failure points:
- Rock design and sizing. Most failing teams write vague, aspirational wishes instead of specific, measurable, SMART Rocks. If a Rock cannot be verified as done or not done with zero debate, it was poorly designed.
- Overcommitting. Teams often set seven Rocks per person because they cannot prioritize. We force leaders back to three to five Rocks maximum, sometimes dropping individuals to one or two critical rocks until execution muscle is restored.
- Weekly Level 10 Meeting™ failure. Rocks do not fail in week twelve; they fail in week four and week six when leaders report on track despite knowing they have made zero progress. We audit your weekly meeting discipline to see if leaders are hiding problems rather than dropping off-track items into IDS®.

If the failure is tied to capacity, we use the Delegate and Elevate tool to strip lower-value tasks off your executives. If the failure is tied to avoidance or low accountability, we address whether the individuals in those seats truly pass GWC™. We do not move forward until your leadership team re-establishes execution credibility.