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May
When Leadership Lets the System Drift

When Leadership Lets the System Drift

Observe the delivery system of almost any organisation under strain. Boards remain full, work continues to move, and a significant proportion of items hover in a perpetual state of “almost done”.
6 min read
05
May
Law #2 — All Additions Increase Entropy

Law #2 — All Additions Increase Entropy

Law 1 established the foundation: if it is not used, it does not exist. Law 2 extends this logic. If reality depends on usage, then everything that enters the system either supports that outcome or works against it.
7 min read
30
Apr
Law #1 - If It Is Not Used, It Does Not Exist

Law #1 - If It Is Not Used, It Does Not Exist

Many organisations equate delivery with value creation. Features get shipped, tickets closed, and roadmaps executed. Progress then appears in reports and dashboards, which encourages a sense of momentum. Yet none of this proves that value exists.
5 min read
28
Apr
Manufrance or When Theatre Replaces Reality

Manufrance or When Theatre Replaces Reality

Some systems do not collapse. They get preserved until they become irrelevant. Manufrance did not collapse when it was dismantled. By then, it had already been dead for years.
7 min read
25
Apr
Friday Fun: How to Break Hiring Without Noticing

Friday Fun: How to Break Hiring Without Noticing

Nobody sets out to build a broken hiring system. If you recognise what follows, you are not observing the system from the outside. You are part of it.
5 min read
23
Apr
Engineers Are Not Slow. Your System Is Lying to You.

Engineers Are Not Slow. Your System Is Lying to You.

Most organisations do not suffer from slow engineering. They suffer from systems that delay decisions, fragment ownership, and hide reality behind reassuring signals.
4 min read
22
Apr
When Standards Decay, Systems Fail

When Standards Decay, Systems Fail

We did not democratise engineering. We diluted it. Standards did not disappear by accident. We replaced them. With noise, layers, and the illusion of competence. And now we are surprised the system no longer holds.
6 min read
21
Apr
The Organisation Is Not Slow. It Is Full.

The Organisation Is Not Slow. It Is Full.

There is a point in the life of every company where nothing is visibly broken, yet everything slows down.
4 min read
16
Apr
The Market Does Not Reward Competence Anymore

The Market Does Not Reward Competence Anymore

There is a structural failure emerging in the market. Competence no longer guarantees opportunity. That shift does not come from a sudden lack of talent. It comes from a change in how the system detects, filters, and ultimately selects it.
4 min read
15
Apr
The Death of Ownership

The Death of Ownership

Ownership once carried weight. It signalled clarity and consequence: when work moved, someone could explain why. When it broke, someone fixed it. That signal has faded.
3 min read