This is good advice. Sometimes fixing things requires not fixing them yourself before getting people to agree that it's a problem
Sometimes 'struggling by' is the modus operandi. What comes with this is the toxic culture, high staff turnover and disrespect of anything new by the people who have suffered through it all for a long time.
Have the guts to stand up and own something.
In the latter case, at least in my experience, it’s because the ‘thing’ is actually composed of several things that clearly have different owners but the link was lost in the composition.
The furthest I’d go with pat advice is own finding the owner. If it’s truly homeless then feel free to take it in as a rescue. If it’s a rat king, grab your side cutters and get to work.
Agreement is often critical: https://sharedphysics.com/everything-is-important/
On top of that, agreement isn't always necessary. You can disagree with coworkers and still execute just fine.
Don't bring up buying a new boat/whatever until she does. "Honey, your boat really looks bad and has so many problems, maybe you should think about getting a new one"
Yeah, sometimes all you can do is raise awareness. And if the ongoing issue is going to affect your deliverables, then you better be raising awareness!
Saying “that’s not my job” isn’t for anyone in a leadership permission
Often, focusing on the things that are explicitly your job and intentionally ignoring bigger problems is a good move so that the people who are responsible for those issues will allow you to fix them.