While most of our leadership team hits their targets, our overall weekly To-Do completion rate is dragged down below ninety percent by one or two chronic underperformers who always have complex operational excuses. How do we address this individual accountability gap without turning our weekly Level 10 Meeting into a public performance management session?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A weekly To-Do completion rate below ninety percent is a system failure, but diagnosing it should not derail the team. When one or two individuals are consistently dragging the average down, you must separate the weekly meeting pulse from the deeper accountability conversation. During the Level 10 Meeting™, keep the review binary. The task is either done or not done. If a leader says not done, the facilitator simply notes it and moves on. Do not let them launch into a defensive narrative or explain their schedule.

After the meeting, the Integrator must address this offline. This is a GWC™ issue or a capacity issue, and it belongs in a one-on-one same-page meeting, not in front of the entire team. The Integrator must sit down with the individual and look at their Accountability Chart seat. Are they overwhelmed because they are sitting in too many seats, or do they lack the discipline to manage their time?

If it is a capacity issue, use your weekly meeting to solve the structure, perhaps offloading some of their responsibilities. If it is a performance issue, call it what it is. If you are preparing your business for a clean exit, a leader who cannot consistently complete weekly tactical tasks cannot be trusted to run the company post-sale. Keep the public review fast, and handle the performance management privately to protect your ninety-minute meeting pulse.