During our first 90 days running EOS, our Integrator feels overwhelmed balancing day-to-day firefighting with holding the leadership team accountable to the new disciplines. How should an Integrator structure their week during this foundational phase to keep traction alive?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The first 90 days after Focus Day represent an intense operational shock for an Integrator. You are suddenly asking your leadership team to operate with absolute transparency, submit accurate Scorecard numbers weekly, finish Rocks on deadline, and confront uncomfortable issues in Level 10 Meetings. If the Integrator tries to run the business the old way while personally policing every new habit, burnout occurs within six weeks.

To establish traction without collapsing, the Integrator must protect a structured weekly routine.

- Block non-negotiable prep time: Spend 30 minutes before every Level 10 Meeting reviewing the Scorecard, checking Rock milestones, and reviewing old To-Dos. Never walk into the session unprepared.
- Run tight Level 10 Meetings: Do not let the meeting wander into casual debate. Follow the agenda down to the minute. If someone misses a To-Do two weeks in a row or drops a Scorecard number without a plan, push it straight to the Issues List.
- Establish a weekly Same Page Meeting with the Visionary: Spend 45 to 60 uninterrupted minutes aligning with your founder. If the Visionary starts throwing pet projects over the fence, anchor them to the agreed quarterly Rocks.
- Hold leaders accountable to their seats, not your assistance: When a leader struggles with their Scorecard metric, do not fix it for them. Force them to bring the root cause to IDS.

Your job in the first 90 days is not to carry the leadership team across the finish line. Your job is to enforce the operating system until the team learns to carry itself.