Problem Card · Mature Scale · Institutionalize It
Founder or CEO Bypasses Governance
You may recognize this when
- A powerful leader privately redirects resources, reopens decisions or issues side instructions outside formal mechanisms.
- The organization learns that the visible institution is conditional on personal authority at the top.
What it looks like
A powerful leader privately redirects resources, reopens decisions or issues side instructions outside formal mechanisms. The organization learns that the visible institution is conditional on personal authority at the top.
A question to test it
What recent example from your own company would confirm or rule this out?
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