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Why Execution Breaks Down Before The Work Even Starts

Most execution problems don’t start during delivery. They’re embedded much earlier, when work begins under pressure before ownership, tradeoffs, and assumptions are fully framed. This piece explores how early framing decisions quietly shape downstream execution — and why leadership attention at the start matters more than most teams realize.

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