Tag: organizational drift
Why Alignment Is Faked More Than It’s Earned
There’s a kind of meeting where everyone nods. You’ve seen it. The strategy’s been presented. The vision sounds tight. Leadership says what needs to be said. Heads bob around the room. There’s cautious optimism in the air. But when you walk out of that room – into the hallway, back to your team, into Slack…
Against the Invisible Drift, Part II: Complexity ≠ Chaos – Why Most Org Design Fails Before It Begins
This is Part II of an unfolding series on structural drift in organizations. Part I introduced the concept of invisible organizational drift—how surface-level alignment can mask deeper structural misfires. This installment builds on that foundation by exploring the distinction between complexity and chaos, and why failing to understand that difference leads to failed design. Part…
Against the Invisible Drift, Part I: The Drift Problem – Why Organizations Rot While Appearing Aligned
This is Part I of an unfolding series on organizational drift. The series traces how structures quietly erode, why surface alignment often conceals deep dysfunction, and what it takes to diagnose and reverse drift at a systems level. Part II explores how mistaking complexity for chaos leads to brittle design. Part III will examine the…