We have a vital regulatory audit and compliance seat that is incredibly tedious and dry, and every single member of our leadership team has flat out refused to own it. How do we resolve this empty seat on our Accountability Chart without forcing it onto an unwilling leader who will just neglect it?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Forcing a seat onto a leader who does not want it is a guaranteed way to fail the GWC test. To solve this, you must apply the Keith Cunningham approach and dedicate uninterrupted thinking time to formulate high-value questions. Ask yourself: How might we automate the tedious components of this compliance seat so that we can reduce the human capacity required to own it? If you can integrate automated compliance tracking tools, you dramatically simplify the remaining manual responsibilities. Once the workload is streamlined, look at the Accountability Chart again. You do not necessarily need a full-time executive to own this seat. If the simplified roles require deep research and structured reporting, use conative screening to find a current team member with a high Fact-Finder and Follow Thru profile. They might actually find this work satisfying if it aligns with their natural instincts. Alternatively, if no one internally has the desire to own it, consider placing a fractional expert or an outsourced compliance service into that seat on your Accountability Chart. The chart must still show who is ultimately accountable for supervising that vendor. By restructuring the role first and looking at conative profiles second, you can fill this critical gap without causing operational friction or leaving your business exposed to high compliance risks.