Use DAC as the Program North Star

DAC is a practical antidote to vague leadership language. It asks what leadership should produce in the group: shared direction, coordinated alignment, or real commitment. Direction is about shared understanding. People know what matters, why it matters, and how to make trade-offs. A direction gap shows up as teams chasing conflicting priorities, leaders repeating strategy without translating it, or meetings where everyone agrees in principle but acts differently afterward. Alignment is about fit. Roles, decisions, processes, and resources support the direction. An alignment gap shows up as duplicated work, unclear handoffs, decision loops, unresolved dependencies, or leaders escalating because nobody…

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