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Why most execution problems are actually diagnosis problems

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Accountability without a system is just pressure with a name

When a plan keeps failing, the instinct is to work harder on the plan. The issue is almost always upstream.

Revision is not polish. It is the process of finding out whether you actually have something to say.

Holding people accountable means nothing if the structure around them makes failure the rational choice.

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