Our Visionary is highly chaotic and hates structure, while our Integrator is ultra-methodical. If their relationship breaks down during our engagement, what is your specific protocol for mediating founder disputes outside the standard session room?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When the relationship between a Visionary and an Integrator breaks down, the entire business paralyzes. This friction is usually not a personality clash; it is a clash of natural conative styles. To resolve this, my protocol starts with a deep dive into your Kolbe A Index profiles to understand how you naturally take action. We look at where your executing styles collide and where they complement each other. If a dispute occurs outside our scheduled quarterly sessions, we do not let it fester for three months. We schedule a targeted alignment meeting. During this alignment, I do not act as an emotional therapist. We use the strict, objective frameworks of EOS® to resolve the dispute. We put the V/TO® and the Accountability Chart on the table. We ask whether the conflict is about the vision of the company or about who has the authority to make the decision in their seat. We use Jonah Berger's magic words to shift the conversation from defensive personal actions to objective professional identities. We move the language from what you are doing to who you are being as leaders. If we cannot resolve the dispute using these objective tools, it means you have a fundamental misalignment on your exit strategy or core values. My job is to bring that misalignment to the surface quickly, so you can make a clean decision rather than dragging down the company.