Ebony L. Green
@theratchetsage.bsky.social
When demand outpaces infrastructure, I bring order.
Systems architect for leaders scaling work, teams, and operations without burning people out.
Systems architect for leaders scaling work, teams, and operations without burning people out.
This is what systems do when interpretation can only route through humans as new contexts emerge.
That’s a signal worth reading, not judging.
Yesterday’s article is a deeper unpack of this.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
That’s a signal worth reading, not judging.
Yesterday’s article is a deeper unpack of this.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
What Repetition Reveals About Your System’s Memory
Why decisions can execute successfully and still strain interpretation over time.
medium.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
This is what systems do when interpretation can only route through humans as new contexts emerge.
That’s a signal worth reading, not judging.
Yesterday’s article is a deeper unpack of this.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
That’s a signal worth reading, not judging.
Yesterday’s article is a deeper unpack of this.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
This isn’t a discipline issue.
It’s unheld decision interpretation across new contexts.
I document patterns like this, and what they signal, in my weekly email (for those who want to stay close).
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
It’s unheld decision interpretation across new contexts.
I document patterns like this, and what they signal, in my weekly email (for those who want to stay close).
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
Weekly Intelligence, Not Noise
Weekly email for leaders under systems strain during periods of growth and transition.
www.ownyourdifference.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This isn’t a discipline issue.
It’s unheld decision interpretation across new contexts.
I document patterns like this, and what they signal, in my weekly email (for those who want to stay close).
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
It’s unheld decision interpretation across new contexts.
I document patterns like this, and what they signal, in my weekly email (for those who want to stay close).
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
4. Someone patches and no one updates the system as conditions change.
5. Repeated clarification requests become familiar.
6. Decision interpretation routes back to the same people.
Each step feels reasonable on its own.
Together, they create repetition & hidden labor, without anything breaking.
5. Repeated clarification requests become familiar.
6. Decision interpretation routes back to the same people.
Each step feels reasonable on its own.
Together, they create repetition & hidden labor, without anything breaking.
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
4. Someone patches and no one updates the system as conditions change.
5. Repeated clarification requests become familiar.
6. Decision interpretation routes back to the same people.
Each step feels reasonable on its own.
Together, they create repetition & hidden labor, without anything breaking.
5. Repeated clarification requests become familiar.
6. Decision interpretation routes back to the same people.
Each step feels reasonable on its own.
Together, they create repetition & hidden labor, without anything breaking.
Leaders often compensate by personally carrying interpretation.
Not because they failed, but because the system can’t yet hold decision interpretation in new contexts.
That moment is worth noticing.
I examine why in this week’s newsletter.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/keeps-...
Not because they failed, but because the system can’t yet hold decision interpretation in new contexts.
That moment is worth noticing.
I examine why in this week’s newsletter.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/keeps-...
If It Keeps Coming Back, the System Is Talking
When the same decision keeps resurfacing, it’s not confusion or resistance. It’s a system signaling that decision interpretation can’t scale as contexts change.
www.linkedin.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Leaders often compensate by personally carrying interpretation.
Not because they failed, but because the system can’t yet hold decision interpretation in new contexts.
That moment is worth noticing.
I examine why in this week’s newsletter.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/keeps-...
Not because they failed, but because the system can’t yet hold decision interpretation in new contexts.
That moment is worth noticing.
I examine why in this week’s newsletter.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/keeps-...
That’s not failure.
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article names this pattern and why it shows up after success.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article names this pattern and why it shows up after success.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
A Decision Isn’t Stable Unless Meaning Survives Time
Why decisions can succeed and still quietly decay.
medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
That’s not failure.
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article names this pattern and why it shows up after success.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article names this pattern and why it shows up after success.
🔗 medium.com/@theratchets...
That’s not defiance.
It’s unmaintained decision meaning.
I examine patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
It’s unmaintained decision meaning.
I examine patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
Weekly Intelligence, Not Noise
Weekly email for leaders under systems strain during periods of growth and transition.
www.ownyourdifference.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:07 PM
That’s not defiance.
It’s unmaintained decision meaning.
I examine patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
It’s unmaintained decision meaning.
I examine patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
It often signals a system that executed once, but wasn’t designed to preserve what the decision meant as conditions slowly changed.
This week’s newsletter explores that failure mode.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-de...
This week’s newsletter explores that failure mode.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-de...
Why Decisions Drift After They Work
When decisions succeed but don’t hold, the issue isn’t execution. Learn why decision meaning decays over time and how leaders misread drift.
www.linkedin.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It often signals a system that executed once, but wasn’t designed to preserve what the decision meant as conditions slowly changed.
This week’s newsletter explores that failure mode.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-de...
This week’s newsletter explores that failure mode.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-de...
In practice, I see both; but what's key is that they come from the same place.
When a system can’t execute a decision, teams experience that strain as “this is hard” / “this is wrong.”
The signal isn’t about decision quality; it’s about execution readiness across the whole system (humans + tech).
When a system can’t execute a decision, teams experience that strain as “this is hard” / “this is wrong.”
The signal isn’t about decision quality; it’s about execution readiness across the whole system (humans + tech).
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
In practice, I see both; but what's key is that they come from the same place.
When a system can’t execute a decision, teams experience that strain as “this is hard” / “this is wrong.”
The signal isn’t about decision quality; it’s about execution readiness across the whole system (humans + tech).
When a system can’t execute a decision, teams experience that strain as “this is hard” / “this is wrong.”
The signal isn’t about decision quality; it’s about execution readiness across the whole system (humans + tech).
That’s not a failure.
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article explores why this happens after alignment, and how leaders restore authority without pushing harder.
🔗 theratchetsage.medium.com/a-decision-i...
Design gaps are solvable and carrying them alone isn’t sustainable.
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article explores why this happens after alignment, and how leaders restore authority without pushing harder.
🔗 theratchetsage.medium.com/a-decision-i...
Design gaps are solvable and carrying them alone isn’t sustainable.
A Decision Isn’t Real Until Your System Can Execute It
Why decisions stall after alignment and what systems are missing.
theratchetsage.medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
That’s not a failure.
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article explores why this happens after alignment, and how leaders restore authority without pushing harder.
🔗 theratchetsage.medium.com/a-decision-i...
Design gaps are solvable and carrying them alone isn’t sustainable.
It’s a design signal.
Yesterday’s article explores why this happens after alignment, and how leaders restore authority without pushing harder.
🔗 theratchetsage.medium.com/a-decision-i...
Design gaps are solvable and carrying them alone isn’t sustainable.
People infer the rules.
Old workflows stay active.
Leaders step in manually.
Shame interrupts redesign.
That’s how decisions stop traveling.
I continue examining patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close to the thinking.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
Old workflows stay active.
Leaders step in manually.
Shame interrupts redesign.
That’s how decisions stop traveling.
I continue examining patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close to the thinking.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
Weekly Intelligence, Not Noise
Weekly email for leaders under systems strain during periods of growth and transition.
www.ownyourdifference.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
People infer the rules.
Old workflows stay active.
Leaders step in manually.
Shame interrupts redesign.
That’s how decisions stop traveling.
I continue examining patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close to the thinking.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
Old workflows stay active.
Leaders step in manually.
Shame interrupts redesign.
That’s how decisions stop traveling.
I continue examining patterns like this in my weekly email, for those who want to stay close to the thinking.
www.ownyourdifference.com/weekly-intel...
But repeated follow-through usually signals a system that can’t execute decisions on its own yet.
This week’s newsletter looks at why decisions don’t become real until systems (human and tech) can carry them.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-an...
This week’s newsletter looks at why decisions don’t become real until systems (human and tech) can carry them.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-an...
Why Announcing a Decision Isn’t Enough
When decisions stall, it’s rarely resistance. Learn why decisions fail to execute and how leaders restore authority by encoding decision logic into systems.
www.linkedin.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
But repeated follow-through usually signals a system that can’t execute decisions on its own yet.
This week’s newsletter looks at why decisions don’t become real until systems (human and tech) can carry them.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-an...
This week’s newsletter looks at why decisions don’t become real until systems (human and tech) can carry them.
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-an...
Exactly. When shared context is missing, confusion is a predictable outcome.
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Exactly. When shared context is missing, confusion is a predictable outcome.