A leadership team member fought aggressively against a strategic decision during IDS, and now that the decision is finalized, they are dragging their feet and silently undermining execution. How do we hold them accountable to disagree and commit?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Disagreement is mandatory inside the room during IDS, but alignment is absolute once a decision is made. When an executive smiles during the Level 10 Meeting and then drags their feet during execution, they are demonstrating a failure of vulnerability-based trust. They are choosing personal ego over enterprise traction.

The Integrator or owner must address this privately within twenty-four hours. Do not wait for the next quarterly offsite or quarterly conversation. State the observation plainly: you voiced your concerns during IDS, the decision was resolved on the Accountability Chart, and your current pace of implementation is signaling quiet sabotage to your department. Ask them directly if they are capable of fully backing the decision.

If they say yes, set clear milestones with dates on their weekly Level 10 Meeting Scorecard and Rock commitments. If they miss those marks, treat it as a deliberate performance and core value failure, not a capacity issue.

If they say no, or if their actions continue to stall the company, they have eliminated themselves from the seat. A leadership team cannot tolerate an executive who vetoes enterprise decisions through passive resistance. Cracks at the leadership table become canyons to frontline staff. If an executive cannot genuinely commit to decisions they personally opposed, replace them.