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the compounding friction
Framework
Observe
Most companies observe symptoms.
The job is to understand the system creating them.
Diagnose
Don't ask what's wrong.
Ask what makes this problem inevitable.
Decide
Clarity doesn't change organizations.
Decisions do.
Activate
The best strategy fails without mandate.
Execution begins long before the project does.
Leave
Staying too long can undo years of good leadership.
Knowing when to leave is part of leading. It's not abandonment, it's discipline.