Our Integrator serves as the facilitator of our Level 10 Meeting™, but because they are also responsible for driving the operations, they end up talking for eighty percent of the meeting and answering their own questions. How do we separate the facilitator role from the Integrator seat to restore balance to our weekly pulse?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When your Integrator is both the facilitator and the dominant voice in your weekly Level 10 Meeting™, you are undermining the collaborative power of your leadership team. The facilitator seat is not an ownership seat. Its sole purpose is to keep the meeting moving, enforce time limits, and draw out insights from everyone in the room. If the Integrator is doing eighty percent of the talking, they are directing, not facilitating.

To restore balance to your weekly pulse, you need to separate these two roles. The Integrator does not have to facilitate. In fact, it is often better if they do not. When the Integrator is freed from the burden of managing the clock and the agenda, they can fully engage as a participant, focusing entirely on solving critical issues.

Select another capable leader on your team to take over the facilitator seat. This could be your Head of Operations, your Head of Finance, or anyone who has the confidence to cut off long-winded discussions and enforce the rules of the agenda.

Train this new facilitator to hold everyone accountable, including the Integrator and the Visionary. When the Integrator tries to dominate a discussion, the facilitator must step in and ask for input from the quieter seats. This shift will instantly change the dynamic of your weekly meeting, transforming it from a top-down directive session into a high-functioning team pulse.