Our leadership team is packed with high Quick Start profiles who love launching new initiatives, but we consistently fail to finish what we start. How do we use the Kolbe A Index to balance our conative strengths and ensure we actually execute on our Rocks?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A leadership team loaded with high Quick Start profiles is highly creative and fast-moving, but it is also a breeding ground for organizational chaos. High Quick Starts excel at starting things, taking risks, and pivoting on a dime. However, they instinctively resist structure and struggle with the discipline required to finish what they start. This leads to a trail of half-completed projects and frustrated employees.

To fix this, you must analyze your team's collective conative strengths using the Kolbe A™ Index. If your executive team is dominated by high Quick Starts, you must intentionally balance the team by bringing in individuals with strong Follow Thru strengths.

Follow Thru is the conative strength that focuses on organizing, designing systems, and building repeatable processes. Without at least one strong Follow Thru on the leadership team, your strategic plans will remain expensive wish lists.

At the same time, you must leverage the discipline of the EOS® framework. Limit your leadership team to no more than three to five Rocks per quarter. A high Quick Start will always want to take on ten, but the Integrator™ must hold the line. Use your weekly Level 10 Meeting™ to ruthlessly track progress on these Rocks. If a high Quick Start tries to introduce a shiny new idea mid-quarter, use the V/TO® to capture it on the active Issues list rather than allowing them to derail the current plan. Force the team to complete the current cycle before chasing the next opportunity.