We have administered the Kolbe A Index to our leadership team, but we do not know how to actively apply these profiles to improve our weekly Level 10 Meetings and stop our natural conative differences from causing meeting friction. What is the practical play here?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Using the Kolbe A Index is not just about understanding your team's personality; it is about predicting and managing how they instinctively get work done. To improve your weekly Level 10 Meetings, you must map your team's conative profiles and use them to guide your discussions. For example, team members with high Fact Finder scores will naturally want to gather more data and debate details before making a decision. If your meeting is dragging, you must gently push these team members to commit to a solution during IDS rather than getting stuck in endless analysis. Conversely, team members with high Quickstart scores will want to jump straight to action and propose creative, unproven solutions. You must help them ground their ideas in your actual operational needs and existing processes. By understanding these natural drives, your team can avoid conative friction and communicate more effectively. Use this awareness to assign the right people to the right tasks during your meeting wrap-up, ensuring that your action items are executed in alignment with your team's natural strengths.