The Tower of Progress
Warning Signs & Countermeasures
Five patterns that kill transformation — and the specific countermeasures that neutralize each one
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The Antibody Response
The organization’s immune system attacks the cure
Chapters 8–9
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Initiative Fatigue
When ‘transformation’ becomes a punchline
Chapters 1, 4
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Success Theater
When the metrics look great but the building is on fire
Chapters 6–7
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Hero Dependency
When the organization runs on individual heroics instead of systems
Chapters 1–2, 5
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Phantom Alignment
Everyone agrees in the meeting. Nobody agrees in practice.
Chapters 3, 6
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