Leaders prop up weak systems by stepping in too early when pressure hits, softening standards and shifting ownership upward. Real performance depends on people's behavior, not just org charts and processes.
Most organizations already have structure. They have goals, meetings, org charts, and process. That's not what's missing. The real question is, what happens when pressure rises? Because that's when leaders step in too early, standards soften, ownership slides upward, and the whole system starts depending on a few people to hold it together. Structure alone doesn't hold. Behavior does.
