As a founder with a very high Quickstart Kolbe score, I naturally want to test and pivot constantly. How do you help us design quarterly Rocks that allow for rapid market testing without breaking the ninety-day execution discipline?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

As a founder with a high Quickstart Kolbe score, your natural conative wiring is to initiate change, take risks, and test new ideas rapidly. This is a tremendous asset for innovation, but it can create operational chaos for your leadership team if it is not properly managed.

During our quarterly session days, we do not try to suppress your natural Quickstart energy with rigid corporate formulas. Instead, we design your quarterly Rocks to act as structured, ninety-day operational experiments. This approach aligns perfectly with your instinct to test quickly and make rapid changes without over-planning.

We use the V/TO® to clearly distinguish between your long-term strategic vision and your short-term operational focus. When you have a brilliant new idea mid-quarter, we do not immediately disrupt your team's current Rocks. Instead, we capture the idea on your issues list to be processed during your next quarterly session.

If an initiative requires immediate validation, we write a specific quarterly Rock dedicated to testing that hypothesis in a lean, low-cost way. This allows you to gather real-world data and validate the concept before committing major company resources. By channelizing your conative strengths this way, we keep your business innovative while preserving the execution discipline your team needs to scale.