Inside my practice · Professional services
The partner was the exception register
A high-performing partner could bypass a rule that everyone else was expected to follow.
What the situation reveals
The operating condition
Unequal enforcement let revenue rewrite the institution’s actual authority structure.
The move I would make
Apply the control consistently and record any exception with the same scrutiny across roles.
The question to take into the room
Can the organization defend the same rule when the person involved is its top earner?
Explore the architecture
Follow the condition through the system.
Start with CUSTODIA, then examine where the other disciplines alter the decision or its consequences.
Bring it into your work
Can the organization defend the same rule when the person involved is its top earner?