Healthy organizations need structure, processes, accountability, and controls. The problem is that leaders can sometimes confuse creating order with maintaining personal control.

That can happen even when the intention is good.

Stewardship is the intentional responsibility to create, sustain, and restore healthy order in everything entrusted to our care. And if drift is natural, what does responsible stewardship actually require?

In this episode, Danny West explores the concept of 'drift' in organizations, discussing how companies and teams can slowly decline into disorder despite good intentions and hard work. He emphasizes the importance of stewardship—intentionally creating, sustaining, and restoring order in all aspects of leadership and business. Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, he outlines the signs of drift, the truths about stewardship, and offers tools for leaders to recognize and combat drift effectively.