• No one knows a "To-Do" from an IDS, and no one can even understand a VTO
• Your entire team knows each other, and most have "personal issues" with someone on the team
• Your meetings often go "off the rails" to the point they become pointless
• You're trying to grow your business, not lose your best people
• But your best people hate coming to a weekly L10 because they feel it's worthless

If your L10 is worthless why are you even having it?

Here's a fact: The person leading the L10 isn't a professional leader of meetings. Sometimes they're the Integrator, sometimes a Department head, sometimes the Visionary, and sometimes it could even be YOU!

As a result, and more often than you think or want, you end up with the "alternative L10" - the "Least 10" ways to improve your company:

1. Lack of Agenda Adherence: Not following the structured agenda (Segue, Scorecard, Rock Review, Customer/Employee Headlines, To-Do List, IDS, Conclude) can lead to disorganization.
2. Ineffective Time Management: Allowing discussions to overrun their allotted time slots can result in important items being rushed or not addressed at all.
3. Dominance by One or Few Individuals: If one or a few members dominate the conversation, it can stifle diverse perspectives and lead to unbalanced decision-making.
4. Inadequate Preparation: Team members not coming prepared with updates on their action items, rocks, or scorecard data can hinder progress.
5. Lack of Focus on Issues: Spending too much time on status updates or general discussions instead of focusing on solving key issues (IDS - Identify, Discuss, Solve).
6. Avoiding Tough Conversations: Not addressing underlying conflicts or challenging topics can lead to unresolved issues and tension within the team.
7. Sidetracking and Tangents: Diverging from the main topics to discuss unrelated issues can dilute the effectiveness of the meeting.
8. Failure to Create Actionable Items: Not translating discussions into clear, actionable to-dos with specific owners and deadlines can lead to lack of accountability and follow-through.
9. Poor Communication and Listening: Ineffective communication, including not actively listening to others' points of view, can lead to misunderstandings and inefficient decision-making.
10. Neglecting to Review and Adapt: Failing to regularly review the effectiveness of the L10 meeting format and making necessary adjustments based on team feedback and changing needs.

These are just the first 10!