You installed the operating system. You ran it by the book. And 18 months later, you're still the one every decision waits for. The system didn't fail. It just couldn't reach the real problem.

In Episode 1 of Below the Waterline, Dori Etter introduces the distinction at the center of everything she teaches. Above the waterline is structure: the accountability chart, the scorecards, the meeting rhythm. Systems like EOS organize that zone well, and you should keep yours. But the part that keeps pulling every decision back to you lives below the waterline, in your identity, your beliefs, and your relationship to control. Structure can't reach it. That's why every fix worked for a quarter and then slipped back.

You'll learn the vacation test, the two beliefs that quietly run founder-dependent companies, why your team believes your behavior over your accountability chart, and the difference between GPS and Compass leadership.

Take the free Waterline Check to find out whether your real constraint is above the waterline or below it: dori.live/waterline

New episodes every Wednesday.