The Permission Problem: Who Actually Has Power in Your Organization?

Most organizations believe power sits in titles, hierarchies, and approval structures. In reality, power operates somewhere else entirely—inside access, information flow, and the people who can actually move work forward. In this episode, Mirko Peters breaks down why the biggest organizational bottlenecks are not caused by people, but by structural misalignment between authority, access, and execution. Using real-world patterns from Microsoft 365 environments and AI readiness initiatives, this episode reveals how hidden power structures shape decision-making, slow transformation, and determine whether tools like Copilot succeed or fail. If you want to understand how your organization truly operates—not how it’s supp...