You can feel it before you can explain it. Execution is moving faster, decisions are surfacing in new places, and workflows no longer look like they did even two years ago. AI is taking on more of the task layer, yet performance still stalls. Leaders invest in tools, training, and transformation programs, but something remains misaligned. The quiet tension isn’t only a structural misalignment; it is a  capability evolution  that hasn't yet caught up with the speed of the tec