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04
Aug
The Cost of Coherence: Why Alignment Hurts Before It Heals

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.
4 min read
31
Jul
Before You Build Culture, Build a System of Beliefs

Before You Build Culture, Build a System of Beliefs

What Darwin’s Cathedral teaches us about survival, cohesion, and the real foundations of organisational strength
4 min read
30
Jul
[Book][5.3]How to Build a Culture of Micro-Mastery in Teams

[Book][5.3]How to Build a Culture of Micro-Mastery in Teams

6 min read
28
Jul
Strategy is a Verb: Building Certainty Through Action

Strategy is a Verb: Building Certainty Through Action

How great leaders build clarity through small, deliberate steps
4 min read
28
Jul
The Tragedy of Platform Leverage

The Tragedy of Platform Leverage

How Disengagement, Poor Leadership, and Process Neglect Undermine the Systems Meant to Help Us Scale: When Teams Refuse the Burden of Process.
5 min read
22
Jul
Resonant Systems: Tuning the Org to Its Natural Frequency

Resonant Systems: Tuning the Org to Its Natural Frequency

In every real transformation, you are not changing people. You are helping them shed the friction that kept them from moving at their natural pace.
4 min read
19
Jul
Fractal Objectives: System Thinking at Every Scale

Fractal Objectives: System Thinking at Every Scale

Fractal clarity means that every layer of work, regardless of scale, shares a common shape: intent, influence, outcome. It enables alignment without micromanagement, and accountability without bureaucracy. It allows a system to evolve coherently.
6 min read
15
Jul
[Book][5.1]Why Small Improvements Compound into Greatness

[Book][5.1]Why Small Improvements Compound into Greatness

6 min read
14
Jul
The Invisible Hand of Leadership

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.
3 min read
12
Jul
On the Roof: The Discipline of Doing What You Don’t Want to Do

On the Roof: The Discipline of Doing What You Don’t Want to Do

No matter how well you plan, how clean your architecture, how strong your roadmap, something will shift
3 min read