Micah McCathren

I help leaders think clearly, design better systems, and act with conviction. My work focuses on strategy, leadership, and decision-making in complex environments.

Think Across Systems to Lead with Precision

A practical framework for leaders who face complex decisions across moral, strategic, and operational domains.

Why Dimensional Reasoning Matters

Most decisions do not fail because they are reckless or uninformed. They fail because they are made through only one lens. Real decisions are never just operational, strategic, or financial. They are all of these at once, layered with competing pressures and unseen dynamics. Dimensional Reasoning Theory gives leaders the clarity to see those layers before they fracture the system.

See Hidden Forces

Surface what traditional models overlook—power, perception, and moral weight.

Diagnose Misalignment

Reveal where breakdowns emerge between strategy, operations, and ethics.

Lead with Fluency

Understand complexity without collapsing into oversimplification.

The Dimensional Field of Decision-Making

Every decision unfolds across these dimensions. Each plane has its own logic, risks, and tools—and the most effective leaders know how to navigate all of them. One force stands apart: Faith does not guide decisions within the system, but gives meaning to the ones we make.

Moral
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Grounds decisions in integrity, justice, and ethical responsibility—even when the cost is high or the outcome is uncertain.

Strategic
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Aligns action with long-term positioning, advantage, and adaptability. It answers not just what to do, but why it matters over time.

Legal
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Defines what is permitted, protected, or punishable. The legal plane provides guardrails through compliance, contracts, and precedent.

Operational
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Focuses on execution, repeatability, and system stability. It asks: Can this work reliably and what must be true for it to function?

Financial
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Translates choices into capital allocation and economic consequence. This plane prioritizes viability, efficiency, and return on investment.

Social/Emotional
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Accounts for trust, belonging, and human impact. It shapes how decisions are received, how teams respond, and whether people stay engaged.

Political
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Navigates influence, perception, and power dynamics. The political plane often determines which decisions move forward and which never surface.

Faith
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Faith is not one plane among others. It does not operate through roles or rules, but through conviction that transcends them. It grounds our choices when reason breaks down and carries us forward when no outcome is guaranteed.

A decision-making framework built from real-world leadership, not theoretical models

Dimensional Reasoning Theory was built through two decades of leading strategy, operations, and transformation under pressure. It’s the decision lens I needed then—and now it exists to help others think clearly when the stakes are high.

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Still Thinking It Through?

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