Our weekly Level 10 Meeting™ feels highly productive, but during the weeks leading up to our Quarterly Pulsing™ session, the team completely checks out of their weekly Rocks to prep for the big meeting. How do we prevent this pre-quarterly productivity drop?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A productivity drop before a Quarterly Pulsing™ session is a sign of poor execution and a misunderstanding of how the EOS® cycle works. Your quarterly preparation should not feel like studying for a final exam.

The prep for a quarterly session should take no more than an hour per leader. It involves updating your Rock progress, reviewing your personal Scorecard metrics, and identifying key issues you want to bring to the table.

If your team is checking out of their daily work to prepare, they are likely scrambling to complete Rocks that were neglected earlier in the quarter. This is a tracking and accountability issue, not a prep issue.

To prevent this, use your Level 10 Meeting™ in weeks eight through eleven to focus heavily on Rock progress. If a Rock is off-track, IDS® it immediately and create actionable to-dos to get it back on-track before the end of the quarter.

Ensure your team is keeping their eyes on the ball and executing their day-to-day responsibilities up to the very last week. The quarterly session is meant to review the work that was done, not to serve as a distraction from the work itself.