The Cost of Coherence: Why Alignment Hurts Before It Heals
Alignment is not a calendar slot. It is not a workshop, a diagram, or a motivational slogan. Alignment is sacrifice. It is blood on the whiteboard, careers paused or redirected, comfort killed in service of something greater.
The Invisible Hand of Leadership
The best leaders work towards becoming invisible, and ultimately expendable.
This idea sits at the heart of sustainable transformation. It does not call for neglect or detachment.
An Ode to Discipline
In an age obsessed with passion, motivation, and personal freedom, what Alessandro Baricco might call the aesthetics of surface and speed, discipline feels like an anachronism. It lacks glamour. It does not trend. It is difficult to condense into 280 characters.
Leadership Lives Between Vision and Movement
In contemporary organisations, the word pragmatism has become ubiquitous. It appears in stand-ups, offsites, strategy slides, and job descriptions. Teams are advised to “stay pragmatic.”
Still Standing. Still Building.
In 2024, I lost a first job at the peak of success.
My teams were delivering visible, fast, undeniable outcomes.