17/09/2026
"Team in place" can mean open requisitions. "Budget approved" can mean waiting on the board. Companies spend months vetting the executive they're about to hire, but almost never check whether the organization itself is ready to support that person's success. Ninety days later, everyone's asking why the new leader isn't delivering - when the real gap was never in the résumé. Due diligence has to run both ways, and it rarely does.
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