Your company isn’t slow because of people.
It’s slow because of structure and process.
Every organization has mass.
Mass is resistance to change. It’s why decisions slow down, why cross-team work drags, and why execution feels heavier the bigger you grow.
Many CEOs try to fix this by adjusting strategy, culture, or talent.
But those are outputs of design—not the true leverage points.
The hidden levers? Structure and process.
The “trim tabs” that can turn the entire ship with far less effort.
Here’s what I mean:
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Structure governs behavior.
When strategy or stage changes, your org design must change too. If not, execution speed stalls, silos optimize at the expense of the whole, and near-term firefighting dictates the future.
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Process brings structure to life.
Without clear decision flows and upstream involvement, you get endless rework, meeting drift, and heroic last-minute saves. Good process creates repeatability and speed.
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Small changes move big mass.
Adjusting how work flows—or how authority aligns to information—creates exponential leverage. Like a trim tab on a massive ship, small design shifts can unlock momentum across the whole business.
If your company feels stuck, don’t push harder. Redesign smarter.
— Lex, your CEO coach
If your team feels stuck, the Entropy Survey will reveal what’s really going on: https://organizationalphysics.com/entropy-survey
📌 P.S. Most drag isn’t from effort — it’s from hidden entropy in your design. Once you see it, you can fix it.
