1️⃣ Scale breaks informal decisions HBR’s Tatiana Sandino says fast-growing companies lose control at predictable fault lines: alignment, operational complexity, financial management and oversight. Her answer is structured empowerment.
💡 Why it matters Growth needs decision rules before the founder becomes the escalation path for everything.
☕ Coffee talk Which decision still works only because one senior person remembers the old deal?
2️⃣ Innovation needs bridgers, not slogans McKinsey’s interview with Harvard’s Linda Hill says innovation scales through three leadership roles: architects, bridgers and catalysts. The weak spot she hears from companies is simple: not enough bridgers.
💡 Why it matters Most innovation stalls between functions. Someone has to make trust, context and trade-offs travel.
☕ Coffee talk Who actually gets rewarded for crossing the silo instead of defending it?
3️⃣ Decay usually starts inside BCG says companies tend to decay through four internal failures: ignorance, inertia, individualism and infighting. External shocks often expose the weakness; they do not always create it.
💡 Why it matters Leaders overread the market and underread their own operating habits. That is where drift hides.
☕ Coffee talk Which internal fight is still being politely called a market problem?