Most leaders believe execution problems show up because people don’t push hard enough.
That belief made sense for a long time.
When teams were smaller and authority was obvious, decisions naturally turned into action.
But something shifted.
Organizations grew.
Decisions became more cross-functional.
Judgment started arriving later — often from people not in the room.
Now, when decisions move without clear authority attached, hesitation isn’t resistance.
It’s self-protection.
People slow down not because they disagree, but because they’re unsure how far permission actually traveled.
If execution keeps breaking after alignment, the question may not be why people won’t act —
but where authority faded after the decision was made.
PS: I help CEOs and leadership teams identify the clarity gaps that slow execution — and fix them at the system level. If that resonates with you, let’s chat
