We run two distinct manufacturing facilities and want our two plant directors to co-share the single Operations seat on our leadership Accountability Chart. Why does EOS forbid two names in one seat, and how do we structure this without bloating our leadership team?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When two people share one seat on the Accountability Chart, nobody is accountable. If quality drops or production lags at month-end, each leader will point at the other, and your Integrator will spend half their week mediating jurisdictional disputes. One seat must always have exactly one name.

If you have two plant managers or regional leaders, you have two distinct structural choices:

First, create an overarching Director of Operations seat on the leadership team with a single leader who owns company-wide delivery, capacity, and profitability. Your two plant managers then sit directly beneath that Director of Operations on the cascaded tier of your chart. One person remains accountable to the Integrator, while the plant managers run their individual facilities.

Second, if you cannot afford or do not need an overarching Operations Director, one plant manager must step up to own the leadership-level Operations seat while retaining their facility duties, or your Integrator must temporarily hold the Operations seat while managing both plant managers directly.

Do not create a co-head of operations setup to avoid picking a leader. When accountability is divided, execution falters. Select the single person who best demonstrates GWC™ for the macro operations seat, hold them accountable for company-wide output, and let them lead the other facility manager through clear departmental metrics and weekly Level 10 Meeting™ scorecards.