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Rebekah Smith

Rebekah Smith works with leaders responsible for high consequence decisions. Using a systems and physics lens, she examines decision stability, escalation dynamics, and the signals organizations miss as pressure builds. Author of Decision Stability

When disagreement stops moving upward

Jun 23, 2026

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1 min read

When disagreement stops moving upward

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
The meeting after the meeting

Jun 16, 2026

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1 min read

The meeting after the meeting

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When "we're fine" stops meaning anything

Jun 9, 2026

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1 min read

When "we're fine" stops meaning anything

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
Why some organizations see it coming

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

Why some organizations see it coming

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
New post

May 26, 2026

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1 min read

New post

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
Why Leadership Teams Feel Blindsided

May 19, 2026

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1 min read

Why Leadership Teams Feel Blindsided

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When the conversation sounds more stable than it feels

May 12, 2026

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1 min read

When the conversation sounds more stable than it feels

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When nothing stands out, everything feels urgent

May 5, 2026

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1 min read

When nothing stands out, everything feels urgent

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When one issue starts explaining everything

Apr 28, 2026

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2 min read

When one issue starts explaining everything

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
Does fast alignment actually mean understanding?

Apr 21, 2026

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1 min read

Does fast alignment actually mean understanding?

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When pressure quietly removes your options

Apr 14, 2026

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3 min read

When pressure quietly removes your options

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
Control increases after the system has already shifted

Apr 7, 2026

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2 min read

Control increases after the system has already shifted

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
How signals lose urgency before failure becomes visible

Mar 31, 2026

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2 min read

How signals lose urgency before failure becomes visible

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When signals change shape before reaching leaders

Mar 24, 2026

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2 min read

When signals change shape before reaching leaders

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When disagreement stops moving upward

Mar 17, 2026

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2 min read

When disagreement stops moving upward

Decision Stability | What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
When escalation follows attention instead of the signal

Mar 10, 2026

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2 min read

When escalation follows attention instead of the signal

This is the first issue of Decision Signals, a weekly observation about patterns inside leadership systems before pressure compounds.

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith

Decision Stability

What leadership decisions reveal under pressure.

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