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30
Sep
How to Waste Millions and Look Good Doing It

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.
5 min read
29
Sep
Why Change Always Pushes Back: Lessons from Le Chatelier and Lenz

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.
4 min read
25
Sep
[Book][7.2]Constraint in Design: Architecture, Code, and Systems That Endure

[Book][7.2]Constraint in Design: Architecture, Code, and Systems That Endure

8 min read
21
Sep
Expertise Is Overrated. Problem Solving Is Not.

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
4 min read
17
Sep
Grow Without Dying: A Leader’s Survival Guide in Fragile Times

Grow Without Dying: A Leader’s Survival Guide in Fragile Times

Growth is supposed to be our highest calling. According to Jordan B. Peterson, it is the central purpose of our existence. But in today's organisations, growth has become a dangerous game, not because growth is wrong, but because the way we pursue it is broken.
4 min read
16
Sep
[Book][7.1]Why Constraint Creates Better Outcomes Than Unlimited Freedom

[Book][7.1]Why Constraint Creates Better Outcomes Than Unlimited Freedom

6 min read
15
Sep
Constraints Are Not Chains

Constraints Are Not Chains

In many organisations, the word constraint carries a negative connotation. Leaders speak about removing constraints, breaking free from them, or working around them. Yet in reality, constraints often create the very conditions for excellence.
4 min read
12
Sep
The Lost Art of Slicing or Why Teams Forgot How to Deliver Incrementally

The Lost Art of Slicing or Why Teams Forgot How to Deliver Incrementally

Somewhere between “strategic alignment” and “modular design”, both product and platform teams quietly reintroduced the worst parts of waterfall. Here is why that matters, and how systems thinking can help.
5 min read
09
Sep
[Book][6.3]Practical Ways to Protect and Sustain Curiosity Inside Organisations

[Book][6.3]Practical Ways to Protect and Sustain Curiosity Inside Organisations

6 min read
09
Sep
An Ode to Anti-Heroes

An Ode to Anti-Heroes

"We do not need more heroes. We need systems that work even when no one is watching."
3 min read