How do we get our highly analytical, introverted leaders to stop holding back their best ideas during the fast-paced IDS® portion of our Level 10 Meeting™?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Introverted leaders often hold back during the IDS portion of the Level 10 Meeting because the fast paced environment naturally favors the loudest voices in the room. They need time to process before they speak. If your team is dominated by expressive communicators, your analytical leaders will simply retreat into silence, costing you their valuable insights.

To fix this, the facilitator must change how issues are introduced and processed. Stop jumping straight into open floor debates. Instead, when a major issue is raised, give the team sixty seconds of silent writing time. Every leader writes down their top thoughts or proposed solutions on a notepad before anyone speaks.

Next, run a quick round robin where each leader shares their one minute perspective. This levels the playing field. It forces your expressive leaders to edit themselves and guarantees your introverted leaders have a clear, uninterrupted slot to speak.

Finally, make it a rule that the person who owns the seat closest to the issue speaks last. Analytical leaders often feel uncomfortable speaking up if they think they might step on another leaders toes. By structuring the discussion, you create safety for them to share their critical thinking. This ensures you solve issues completely based on data and logic, rather than who speaks the fastest.