STRATEGIC COHERENCE THEORY

Dilution Drag

The decline in organisational performance that occurs when finite attention, resources and capability are spread across too many competing priorities.

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THEORY OF STRATEGIC COHERENCE

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How do organisations lose focus?

Dilution Drag→Strategic Friction→Strategic Entropy→
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How do organisations create leverage?

Focus Multiplier→Resource Gravity→Capability Compounding→
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How do organisations execute?

Alignment Debt→Decision Velocity→Execution Drag→
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How do organisations sustain advantage?

Strategic Momentum→Optionality→Coherence Premium→
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Dilution Drag

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Dilution Drag: The Hidden Cost of Too Many Priorities

Why adding more priorities can reduce organisational performance—and why disciplined subtraction is one of leadership’s most important strategic acts.

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