Hidden Friction Steals Your Competitive Edge
Systemic dissonance is the invisible force slowing you down. It hides between teams, in broken processes, in misaligned priorities. By the time you notice, it's already costing you momentum.
Systemic dissonance shows up in five patterns.
Each one steals momentum in its own way.
Misalignment
Conflicting priorities pulling in different directions
Energy scatters instead of converging
Friction
Process slowdowns and inefficient workflows
Everything takes longer than it should
Tension
Overload, stress, and competing demands
Teams burn out, quality suffers
Noise
Distractions drowning out what matters
Focus gets lost in the clutter
Drift
Lost direction and fading clarity
Goals become unclear over time
