It’s not a lack of effort. It’s the complexity threshold.
We just ran the first Vision diagnostics for real companies. From tech startups to 50-person firms, and the data is clinical:
By the time you hit 25 people, decision latency spikes by 30–50%.
On the surface, you look fine. Underneath, the system is opaque. You aren't scaling leverage; you’re scaling chaos.
What this looks like in the trenches:
- The Manual Glue: Teams compensate for broken workflows with manual workarounds. We call it the friction tax. - The Artisan Trap: You’re in "craft mode" (bespoke tasks) rather than "platform mode" (scalable systems). - The Insight Gap: Simple questions take three days and four spreadsheets to answer.
In one Vision report, revenue was up 18%, but costs ballooned 27%. They were paying a premium to grow slower.
The reality…
Most leaders optimize nodes (hiring, new tools). But the bottleneck is the constraint.
True transformation follows one law.
Intelligence precedes action.
Once these companies saw their diagnostic, the fix was simple: Solidify the data spine and prune low-leverage work. This unlocked 12–20% operating leverage without one new hire.
When a system finally sees itself, the weight lifts.
Decisions compress.
Waste becomes visible.
If your org feels heavy, you don't need more ambition. You need a cognitive core.
Vision by Cultivation was built to be that core.
Run the diagnostic. Name the thing you’ve been feeling.
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It takes 60 seconds. It might save your next two years.