The team everyone blamed for being slow had forty top priorities, no way to compare them, and was spending its time estimating work it had no time to do. What changed once someone counted.

Every decision that added to your organisation's workload made sense at the time. Together they've become a weight the whole place now spends its energy carrying, and adding more only makes it heavier.

Every organisation asks whether a new thing is worth doing. Almost none asks what will stop to make room for it. One question, usable in meetings you already attend, without anyone's permission.