Watch the behavior
In this source interview, PMO Partners Director Amber Monaghan identifies declining collaboration, secrecy, and siloed decisions as warning signs. Agreement at kickoff is insufficient when leaders later stop supporting what they committed to deliver. Alignment and trust need active maintenance.
Protect the shared purpose
Transformation can prompt leaders to retreat toward their own preferences, especially when progress becomes difficult. A designated guardian of strategic alignment can surface drift and reconnect decisions to the company’s intended outcome. Returning to the underlying reason for change makes difficult tactics easier to evaluate. This edited treatment captures the discussion’s principal ideas rather than reproducing its transcript.