Our leadership team has several high Quick Start profiles who keep trying to introduce new software and process changes mid-quarter, which is disrupting our Focus Day commitments. How do we use conative profiles to keep our implementation on track without stifling our team's creative energy?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

High Quick Start leaders are essential for innovation, but their natural instinct is to initiate change rapidly, often before the current systems have time to take root. During an EOS implementation, this conative drive can severely disrupt your team's focus and prevent you from completing your quarterly Rocks.

To manage this, you must use your team's Kolbe A Index profiles to establish healthy operational boundaries. The key is to redirect their creative energy rather than shutting it down. Introduce a strict rule: any new software, tool, or process change must be placed on the long-term issues list rather than being implemented immediately.

This gives your high Quick Starts a place to capture their ideas without disrupting active operations. During your quarterly pulsing sessions, the leadership team can review these ideas objectively and decide if they should be prioritized as Rocks for the upcoming quarter.

Additionally, pair your high Quick Start leaders with team members who have strong Follow Thru profiles. The Follow Thru instincts will ensure that any approved changes are systematically integrated and documented, preventing the chaotic half-implementations that often occur when Quick Starts work in isolation.