How do we use conative assessments like the Kolbe A Index during our EOS rollout to resolve friction on the executive team?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

To build a truly high-performing leadership team, you must understand how your people instinctively take action. This is where conative assessments, specifically the Kolbe A™ Index, become invaluable during your EOS® rollout. While tools like the Predictive Index assess behavioral drives, Kolbe measures your natural, unchanging method of problem-solving.

During our quarterly sessions, we use Kolbe profiles to map the conative strengths of your leadership team across four action modes: Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor. This visual map explains why certain team members click and others clash. For example, a visionary owner with a high Quick Start instinct will naturally generate ideas at a pace that exhausts an Integrator with a high Follow Thru instinct.

By understanding these innate problem-solving methods, we can design an Accountability Chart that truly aligns with your team members' natural strengths. It helps us ensure that everyone on the leadership team GWCs their role, meaning they Get it, Want it, and have the Capacity to do it. Integrating Kolbe diagnostics allows us to pinpoint areas of individual job stress and proactively resolve team tension. It transforms interpersonal frustration into strategic collaboration, ensuring that your team is not wasting energy fighting their own wiring while trying to run the business.