The Evidence
The behavioral data was specific. The cost was not what they expected. The number that came back was the same across industries, roles, and org sizes.
The average recoverable time observed across the research cohort. Not time that needs to be created. Time already inside the working week — currently consumed by behavioral friction rather than leadership.
At an STI above 70, leaders retrieve decisions they have already delegated at 340% the rate of top-quartile leaders. The organization doesn't see a retrieval. It learns that ownership is conditional.
Four leaders targeted a single pillar for ninety days. They dropped between 12 and 25 STI points. Three to five hours recovered per week. Every one of them. The fifth pillar, the methodology, the full cohort data — in the book.
One Result
She sat with the number for a long time.
At ninety days, her STI was 59. Twenty-two points lower.
Her team called it the most productive quarter the finance function had ever had.
CFO · PE-Backed Company · 90-Day Result
What her starting score was. What her top pillar was.
What the behavioral rule was that changed everything.
In the book.