Our five-minute segue is consistently running over because our leaders use the good news section to tell long, detailed stories about their weekend or share complex operational wins. How do we keep this transition fast and high-energy?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The segue is a critical transition tool designed to shift your leadership team out of working in the business to working on the business in the Owner's Box. It is not a social catch-up hour. To prevent the segue from eating your meeting, establish a strict expectation: each leader shares one personal and one professional piece of good news in thirty seconds or less. The facilitator must set the pace. Go first and model exactly what a rapid, high-energy segue looks like. If another leader starts telling a detailed five-minute story about their recent vacation or launches into a complex operational breakdown, the facilitator must gently but firmly intervene. Say something like: Sounds like a great trip, let us get your professional highlight so we can keep our pace. This is not about being rude; it is about respecting the team's time and building a Same Page culture through shared discipline. Start the meeting with high energy and rapid-fire input. When you keep the segue to exactly five minutes, you set a professional, high-performance tone for the rest of the Level 10 Meeting™.