Our Integrator is highly organized and runs our Level 10 Meeting™ perfectly, but they struggle with the tough conversations required to hold underperforming leadership team members accountable. How do we help a people-pleasing Integrator find their teeth?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

An Integrator who cannot hold people accountable is a bottleneck. The Integrator seat on the Accountability Chart exists to execute the vision, harmonize the leadership team, and drive execution. If they avoid healthy conflict and tolerate underperformance to keep the peace, the entire organization will stall.

To help a people-pleasing Integrator, you must shift their perspective on accountability. Accountability is not about being mean or aggressive. It is about being clear and fair. When an Integrator fails to address a leader who is missing their numbers or ignoring their Rocks, they are hurting the rest of the team. Tolerating underperformance is actually a form of disrespect to those who are delivering.

Equip your Integrator with the objective data from your weekly Scorecard and Accountability Chart. It is much easier to have a difficult conversation when it is grounded in facts, not opinions. Instead of saying, I feel like you are not working hard, the Integrator can say, Your weekly metric has been red for four consecutive weeks. What is the root cause?

If the Integrator continues to struggle with tough conversations, consider bringing in a Professional EOS Implementer®. An expert third party can model the necessary courage, facilitate hard discussions during quarterly sessions, and coach the Integrator on how to use the EOS® tools to drive performance without feeling like the bad guy.