We just acquired a smaller competitor as part of our exit growth strategy, but trying to merge their leadership team into our existing Level 10 Meeting has turned the weekly pulse into an absolute battleground of conflicting cultures and redundant roles. How do we run a clean weekly meeting pulse during a post-acquisition integration without the session devolving into a turf war?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Merging an acquired leadership team into your weekly meeting pulse is a critical step in a successful exit or growth strategy, but it often leads to operational friction. When redundant roles and conflicting cultures clash in the same room, your Level 10 Meeting™ can quickly devolve into a political battleground. To prevent this, you must clarify your Accountability Chart before you bring the new leaders into your weekly pulse. There must be absolute clarity on who owns which seat and what metrics they are accountable for on the scorecard. Do not allow two people to share a seat or co-own a metric. Once the structure is clear, induct the new leaders into the discipline of the weekly pulse. Ensure they understand that the Level 10 Meeting™ is a highly structured, unsentimental environment focused strictly on the numbers, priority execution, and problem-solving. If cultural friction or role confusion arises during the meeting, drop it to the Issues List and solve it using IDS®. Addressing these integration issues directly and structurally during your weekly pulse will help align both teams quickly and protect your operating system.