How do we handle the transition when a departmental manager tries to hijack the Level 10 Meeting by pulling operational issues from a sub-department's tactical tracking list into the leadership team's weekly agenda?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The leadership team Level 10 Meeting is reserved for issues that impact the entire organization or require cross-departmental collaboration. When a departmental manager brings a localized tactical issue onto the leadership list, it is a sign that they do not trust their own departmental meeting pulse or are trying to delegate their decision-making upward. You must establish a strict filter for what makes the cut. The facilitator must immediately ask: does this issue require the attention of the entire leadership team, or can it be resolved within your own department? If the answer is departmental, the issue must be pushed down to that specific department list. To do this cleanly, instruct your Integrator to act as a gatekeeper. If an issue is departmental, write it down on that department's list and delete it from the leadership list on the spot. This enforces the Accountability Chart and keeps your leadership meetings focused on high-level strategic scaling and exit preparation. Do not let your weekly meeting pulse turn into a dumping ground for localized problems that should be solved by managers running their own departmental Level 10 Meetings.