Our leadership team rates our Level 10 Meetings highly, but the actual execution of our weekly To-Dos falls off a cliff as soon as we leave the room, resulting in a stack of incomplete tasks every single week. How do we bridge the gap between a great weekly pulse and real-world execution?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

If your team rates your Level 10 Meetings a nine or ten but your To-Do completion rate is consistently low, you have an execution gap. Your team is likely treating the weekly pulse as a therapy session where they enjoy discussing issues, but lack the discipline to follow through.

A healthy Level 10 Meeting requires a To-Do completion rate of ninety percent or higher. To bridge the gap, the facilitator must start the meeting by holding leaders accountable during the To-Do review.

When reviewing the list, do not accept excuses or long explanations for incomplete tasks. A To-Do is either done or not done. If a task is not completed, it remains on the list for one more week, but it must be marked in red. If a leader regularly carries over tasks, this must be dropped to the Issues List and solved during IDS.

During IDS, dig into why the execution is failing. Is it a capacity issue, or are your To-Dos poorly defined? Ensure every To-Do is written with clear, action-oriented language and assigned to a single owner. By enforcing this strict accountability, you turn your weekly pulse from a polite discussion into an execution engine.