We are preparing our business for a clean exit using the Step by Step Exit model, but our weekly Level 10 Meeting™ is getting bogged down in complex Tribal Knowledge documentation issues. These process-mapping exercises are too deep for weekly IDS®. How do we tackle these exit-readiness issues without stalling our weekly meeting pulse?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Tribal Knowledge documentation is a critical exit discipline, but trying to map out complex processes during a weekly Level 10 Meeting™ will absolutely stall your meeting pulse. The weekly pulse is designed to identify and solve short-term obstacles, not to execute long-term, deep-work projects.

To integrate exit readiness without ruining your meetings, you must use the EOS® structure of Rocks and To-Dos. When a major Tribal Knowledge gap is identified during IDS®, do not try to document the process right there. Instead, create a weekly To-Do for a specific leader to draft the process offline, or make it a quarterly Rock if it is a massive undertaking.

For example, your To-Do might be, draft the master client onboarding workflow and upload it to our shared library. During the next weekly meeting, the leader simply reports whether that To-Do is done. If the draft needs feedback, they can schedule a separate, focused working session outside of the ninety-minute pulse with the key stakeholders. Keep your weekly Level 10 Meeting™ focused on tracking the progress of these exit-readiness initiatives and removing the friction that blocks them, rather than doing the heavy lifting of process documentation in the room.