How to Waste Millions and Look Good Doing It
In the land of quarterly OKRs and endless alignment meetings, a new kind of leadership has risen. Not the visionary kind. Not even the competent kind. These are the high priests of organisational performance theatre.
Why Change Always Pushes Back: Lessons from Le Chatelier and Lenz
Change represents a constant tension in every system, whether in physics, chemistry, or organisations. Yet change never proceeds in a linear fashion, nor does it occur without contest.
Broken Windows and Dysfunctional Teams
In criminology, the broken windows theory suggests that visible signs of disorder, such as a smashed window left unrepaired, invite further disorder. The same pattern applies in organisations.
Let Them Fail: The Silent Power of Friction and Limits
Most people break because they fight too long for things that refuse to change. At some point, you must let the house burn, and step back a little with your time, your health, and your clarity intact.
Expertise Is Overrated. Problem Solving Is Not.
A Simple Wire, A Familiar Lesson
The other day, I had to extend an electrical wire at home. I am
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