Spiral of Scale
Pressure reveals the system.
People bring intent. The conditions decide whether it survives pressure.
Only one can be redesigned.
As the environment becomes more complex, the system you've built exerts greater pull on the people inside it.
Outcomes become more predictable from structure than from talent.
Friction becomes systemic - not interpersonal.
Pressure reveals the weakest interface first.
The same patterns show up - regardless of who's in the role.