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Jun
Wednesday Reality: Success Creates Its Own Barbarians

Wednesday Reality: Success Creates Its Own Barbarians

Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of successful systems is that they gradually disappear from view. Infrastructure that once inspired awe eventually becomes background scenery, noticed only when it fails.
10 min read
16
Jun
Monday Myth: Better Tools Create Better Organisations

Monday Myth: Better Tools Create Better Organisations

We repeatedly confuse tools with capabilities. Technology can amplify an organisation. It cannot fundamentally transform one. Better tools do not create better organisations. They reveal what already exists.
10 min read
14
Jun
Friday Fun: Welcome to the Corporate Circus

Friday Fun: Welcome to the Corporate Circus

Last weekend I visited a travelling circus. At least, that is what the sign outside claimed. The tent itself looked
5 min read
11
Jun
The Museum Company

The Museum Company

Yesterday's solutions gradually become today's constraints.
7 min read
10
Jun
Wednesday Lessons: Excellence Begins Where Imitation Ends

Wednesday Lessons: Excellence Begins Where Imitation Ends

The Seduction of Best Practices Most organisations spend a surprising amount of time studying successful companies. They benchmark competitors, attend
5 min read
09
Jun
Tuesday Reality: The Explanation Comes Last

Tuesday Reality: The Explanation Comes Last

One of the most comforting assumptions in professional life is the belief that organisations make decisions in a rational and objective manner.
7 min read
08
Jun
Monday Myth: Smart People Run Companies

Monday Myth: Smart People Run Companies

If intelligence determined outcomes, many of the most famous corporate failures would never have occurred.
7 min read
05
Jun
Friday Fun: The Enterprise Zoo

Friday Fun: The Enterprise Zoo

Naturalists once travelled to distant continents in search of rare species. Modern engineers do not need to leave the office. Every technology company already contains a remarkably diverse ecosystem.
5 min read
04
Jun
Thursday Reality: Excellence Requires a Relationship with Time

Thursday Reality: Excellence Requires a Relationship with Time

The more we speak about transformation, the less capable many organisations appear of preserving excellence.
5 min read
03
Jun
Wednesday Reality: Nobody Knows What They Are Doing

Wednesday Reality: Nobody Knows What They Are Doing

The knowledge required for success frequently did not exist at the beginning of the journey. It emerged through the journey itself.
4 min read