Individually we’ve been great, collectively we’ve not been as good. 

For simple problems we’ve done well, for complex problems; we’ve not been as good. 

Further: Why and how we delay an approach which is already better than the old way, how we stick to same pain points for years, when they can be solved today, is a mystery for us all to collectively unravel for each other.

Why and how Mission-critical Institutions are becoming weak?! is an epidemic in itself that’s holding us back from Real progress. When John Doerr says, the greatest Institutions are failing us, he’s right. Now in 2025, it’s come down to more than setting right Objectives. By now, everyone knows OKRs, everyone is kind of measuring what matters, yet.. we’re far from being better. 

Friction is good when it helps us walk, not when it causes wear and tear.

And I know it’s going to be a hard journey for all of us. A small change is painful, and here we're talking about Transformation of Institutions! We may not have answers to all issues today, yet acknowledgement of problem is a good starting point.

Until we don’t create a forum: an Inner Circle of doers. Inner Circle, not of lazy spectators, but active participants. Who Pledge to change reality. Inner Circle that cares. That meets periodically; to speak, to learn, to disagree, to commit, to align, to fail, to win, to confront, to solve. Without this, there’re a list of systematic problems we can never solve and more importantly: a today we can never live.

We can always go back to being individually great, yet we seem to be not very happy with that reality either. 

Thus, Inner Circle. To make Institutions win! 

Institutions that matter.