Exceptions Become the Operating Model Before Anyone Notices

Exceptions Become the Operating Model Before Anyone Notices

Brett Ferguson
Published on: 22/09/2026

Recurring exceptions reveal the constraints a standard operating model no longer represents, pushing routine work into manual overrides, private knowledge, and workarounds.

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