Your executive team might be your biggest bottleneck.
Noah Fleming
May 30, 2025
Your executive team might be your biggest bottleneck.
One client had eight different VPs reviewing every major decision.
Initiatives took months to move.
Meanwhile, faster competitors were shipping in weeks.
We tore down the org chart and rebuilt it around outcomes.
Decision rights went to the people closest to the customer.
Speed went up. Politics went down.
Most leadership teams aren’t designed to drive execution.
They’re designed to protect egos and maintain control.
Your customers don’t care how many VPs are on the call.
They care how fast you solve their problem.
Here’s your gut check:
How many layers stand between identifying a customer issue and actually fixing it?
Whatever that number is, it might be time to start cutting.
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