A comment and a question I get at every cocktail party when my career is revealed-
That must be fascinating! (it is!)
Do you feel helpless most of the time? (yes but not for long)
My role is at times like the backup quarter back (when there is little chance for needed structural adjustment) and other times like a coach. A coach must stand on the sidelines and hope planning and description translates into strategy and action. They lead but they are not the true leader, the quarterback is. They must survey the big picture while others focus in on task. They work less as a team member than as a giant set of arms holding it all together.
That is fascinating and helpless at the same time.
My “not for long’ though is that I usually see crystal clear what and who needs to adapt to facilitate change. I am thinking structurally more so than behaviorally. It is up to me to work that into the playbook. How those plays are interpreted and used is up to the quarterback (client owner) and their team.