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TERM-007Institutional State

Runaway Treadmill

Growth that has outrun the organization's ability to manage it. The systems, processes, and role definitions that worked at an earlier stage haven't kept pace. Everyone is working hard. Nothing feels like progress. The infrastructure is held together by workarounds and heroics.

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