We are in our second quarter of EOS and one of our key long-term leaders is quietly resisting the transparency of the Scorecard and Level 10 Meetings. How do we address this resistance before it poisons the rest of the team's buy-in?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Resistance to transparency usually stems from fear. When you implement EOS, there is nowhere left to hide. Performance, or the lack thereof, becomes visible to everyone on the leadership team. To handle this resistance, you must address it directly and objectively. Start by using the People Analyzer to evaluate this leader. Do they share your core values, and do they GWC their seat? Often, resistance comes from a leader who is struggling to hit their numbers or who feels threatened by the sudden accountability. Schedule a private meeting to address the behavior. Be specific about the resistance you are seeing, such as missing Scorecard updates or staying silent in Level 10 Meetings. Explain that the transparency is not designed to punish people, but to help the team solve problems together. If they are a right person in the right seat, they will eventually lean into the tools once they realize that exposing issues is safe. However, if they continue to resist, they are telling you they do not want to be held accountable. You cannot build a high-traction culture with a leader who insists on keeping their department in a black box.