Our head of operations has a high Fact Finder and low Follow Thru on the Kolbe Index, meaning they love diving deep into data but hate maintaining the weekly Scorecard updates. How do we structure their seat responsibilities to keep our operational data clean?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When a leader has a high Fact Finder and low Follow Thru on the Kolbe Index, they possess an incredible natural talent for researching data and understanding complex patterns, but they will instinctively resist the repetitive administrative routine of weekly Scorecard updates. Forcing them to manually compile and input numbers every single week will lead to frustration and dirty data. As the Integrator, you must separate the accountability of the seat from the administrative task of data entry. Under the Accountability Chart, the head of operations is completely accountable for the health of their metrics and must GWC the seat. However, they do not have to be the person who manually types the numbers into the system. To solve this, leverage their natural strengths. Let them delegate the mechanical task of gathering and entering the weekly data to an administrative assistant or an automated AI routine. This allows your operational leader to focus their high Fact Finder energy on analyzing what the numbers actually mean, identifying trends, and presenting solutions during the IDS portion of your Level 10 Meeting™. This setup maintains absolute accountability for the results while respecting the natural conative strengths of your team.