The conference room still smelled like optimism. January 23rd. The strategic planning offsite had just wrapped. Whiteboards covered in sticky notes. Vision statements refined. Quarterly goals aligned. Energy crackles through the leadership team like electricity. David Chen, founder of a 47-person SaaS company, stood looking at the documented insights, feeling something he hadn't felt in months: clarity. He knew exactly where the company needed to go. He could see the path. Hi