The Patterns that No One Interrupts

Lately, I’ve been reflecting on something I see far too often in leadership teams and boardrooms:companies don’t drift off course because of one big mistake.They stall because of patterns no one interrupts.

At first, the patterns look harmless.

The same executive who dominates the conversation.

The same metrics celebrated while the silent warning signs go ignored.

The same “all hands” meetings where the hard questions never make it onto the table.

Here’s the truth:

It’s not incompetence that costs most leaders their edge.

It’s tolerance.

We tolerate small misalignments, until they calcify into culture.

We tolerate silence, until it becomes our strategy.

We tolerate “what’s always worked,” until the market shows us it doesn’t anymore.

I know because I’ve done it too.

I’ve smiled at the wins, and still felt the quiet erosion underneath.

That’s when I realized: growth doesn’t just require reflection—

it requires a pattern interrupt.

Not another 50-slide strategy deck.

Not another late-night grind session.

But a deliberate pause—a moment of truth where a leader says:

“This cycle stops here.”

That’s the mark of intentional leadership.

Interrupting the rhythm before the rhythm runs you.

So here’s my question for you,

👉 What’s one pattern you know you need to interrupt—before it costs you more time, trust, or profit?

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Sometimes, the most transformational conversations start with naming what we’ve been tolerating for too long.

With intention,

— Dr. Sakira