We have a mix of high fact finders who crave data and high quick starts who want immediate action. How do you facilitate our sessions to ensure these differing Kolbe profiles do not stall our decision-making during IDS?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A leadership team is rarely built of identical minds, and that is a strength. When we have a mix of high fact finders who crave data and high quick starts who want immediate action, session days can become tense. We use conative assessments like the Kolbe A™ Index to help your team understand these natural problem-solving drives. My role as your facilitator is to ensure neither profile hijacks the session. When we enter the IDS® portion of our agenda, the high fact finders will naturally want to research every detail, while the quick starts will want to make a decision immediately based on gut feel. I bridge this gap by enforcing the rules of IDS®. We define the problem clearly before we discuss solutions. This satisfies the fact finders by getting the context on the table. Then, we limit the discussion to real, actionable steps, which keeps the quick starts engaged. By understanding each other's conative wiring, your team stops viewing differing perspectives as friction and starts utilizing them to make fast, intelligent decisions.