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Common pitfalls in the EOS IDS process and how to avoid them
Executive overview
Most leadership teams undermine their own IDS sessions before they start. They cherry-pick easy issues, skip root causes, and let quiet team members stay quiet.
A giant issues list is a sign of honesty, not dysfunction — the real problem is how you work through it.
IDS failure modes
- Tackling quick, solvable issues while avoiding the hard ones
- Over-simplifying: jumping to a solution without finding the root cause
- Not hearing from every person in the room
- Wimpy leadership — members who won't surface or own uncomfortable issues
- Groundhog Day issues: same problem reappears week after week, never truly solved
The right mindset
- Issues never end — that's not failure, it's the job
- A long issues list means the team is being honest
- Solving issues is the core function of a leadership team
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