The growing pains of “strategic collaboration”...


When a company is small, decision-making tends to be fast, flexible, and personal. Everyone wears multiple hats. People check in across functions. Collaboration is a natural byproduct of survival. As your business and your team grow, things change. Decisions carry more weight, teams specialize and outcomes become more visible across the organization. And suddenly, the idea of “everyone gets a say” starts to slow you down. I see this all the time with scaling companies. Leadership wants to...