This is a great insight, the idea that management has to look at leading indicators for the org itself. Makes me think that beyond line management, a manger’s job is to behave as an investor and steward of the org, instead of getting involved in the details.

Not a management book per se, but Working Backwards popularised an Amazon approach of thinking about the organisation in terms of mechanisms. You might find that useful.

I’ve always wanted to dig into Scarlet Ink, Dave Anderson’s blog, but never have, and I suspect it’ll be quite useful for you too.