We have been running Level 10 Meetings for over a year, and the team is starting to show signs of autopilot fatigue. How do we inject energy back into the agenda?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When a team has been running Level 10 Meetings for a year or more, they often fall into a comfortable but unproductive routine. The meeting starts to feel like a checklist rather than a high-energy engine for growth. To break this fatigue, you must look closely at the health of your Segue and your Issues List. A boring meeting is usually a sign of low-stakes issues. If your Issues List is filled with minor administrative updates rather than critical blockages, your team will tune out. Challenge the team to bring their biggest, most painful business challenges to the table. During the Segue, ensure everyone is sharing a genuine professional and personal win to build human connection. Most importantly, look at your weekly ratings. If the team is rating the meeting a seven out of ten but no one is explaining why, you have a culture of compliance rather than health. Force the team to be honest. If a meeting was slow, discuss why and adjust. Keep the discipline of the ninety-minute limit and the strict agenda, but push for higher vulnerability and tougher issues during your IDS® sessions to keep the energy sharp.