Complex work in law, policing, and corporate turnarounds unfolds over years, not months. A leadership market that rewards brief stops means fewer people see matters through from initiation to outcome, reducing institutional learning and accountability.
— If elites are selected for breadth over completion, governance quality and public trust decline as fewer leaders own results.
Chris Bray
2025.08.20
100% relevant
Example: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s sequence of short clerkships and law‑firm roles, and a brand executive’s sub‑one‑year tenure, used to argue that leaders seldom carry cases or strategies to conclusion.
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