They're control problems.
No clear decision-maker.
No single source of truth.
Blockers that never get surfaced until it's too late.
The symptoms look different every time, but the root cause is almost always the same thing missing.
Edition 125 of my weekly newsletter breaks down exactly what that is, and how to check whether your current project actually has it.
If you're managing something right now that feels harder than it should, this one's worth the read.
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