Decoupled Feedback. The “Control Loop” is broken. In any automated system, if the sensor (the leader) is too far from the actuator (the work), the system begins to “hunt” or oscillate wildly, never hitting the target.
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The map is not the territory. When the ultimate operational authority governs through spreadsheets and “abstract models” without ever standing on the shop floor, they issue orders that are mathematically perfect but physically impossible.
Decoupled Feedback. The “Control Loop” is broken. In any automated system, if the sensor (the leader) is too far from the actuator (the work), the system begins to “hunt” or oscillate wildly, never hitting the target.
The “Ivory Tower” Directive. Staff receive targets that make them laugh or cry because the targets ignore the reality of broken machines, missing staff, or client complexity. The leader is confused why their “perfectly logical plan” isn’t working.
Institutional Cynicism. The “Doers” stop trusting the “Thinkers.” The organisation splits into two worlds: the “Official Plan” on the screen and the “Real Work” happening in the shadows.
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