Insights
Notes on strategy, leadership, career growth, and the habits that make work better.
3 Lessons I Learned Leading Strategy in a Complex Industry
The neat version of strategy rarely survives contact with a real organization. Three lessons that have shaped how I think about strategy work.
August 5, 2026 · 2 min read
Why Good Strategies Fail in Execution
The problem is often less about the quality of the strategy and more about what happens after it's agreed. Three gaps that get in the way.
August 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Transformation3 Signs Your Organization Is Ready for True Transformation
Transformation goes deeper than a new system or structure. Three signs that an organization is actually ready for that level of change.
July 29, 2026 · 2 min read
StrategyWhy Strategy Isn't About Planning. It's About Prioritizing
Planning tells you what could be done. Strategy becomes useful when leadership decides where limited resources should go first.
July 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Strategy3 Strategy Pitfalls That Can Derail Even a Good Strategy
A strategy can make perfect sense on paper and still struggle. Three pitfalls organizations should pay closer attention to, and the fix for each.
July 15, 2026 · 4 min read
TransformationThe 3 Horizons of Innovation: Balancing Now, Next & New
Where should leaders invest for growth? The Three Horizons framework offers a useful way to balance today's business against tomorrow's.
July 8, 2026 · 2 min read
LeadershipInnovation Dies When Fear Leads: How Culture Kills Great Ideas
Sometimes employees aren't the problem. The environment is. How fear quietly teaches people to stop sharing ideas, and what changes it.
July 1, 2026 · 2 min read
StrategyWhy Some Strategies Fail: The People Problem
A strategy can be logically sound and still fail. Usually because people, not the plan, were never accounted for.
June 24, 2026 · 2 min read
CareerEight Career Lessons I Keep Coming Back To
Eight lessons on growth, reputation, relationships, and leadership, gathered one birthday at a time.
June 17, 2026 · 3 min read
TransformationThe Real Cost of Ignoring Innovation: Lessons from Kodak and Nokia
Kodak and Nokia weren't unaware of what was happening. Their challenge was deeper, and it's a lesson every market leader should sit with.
June 10, 2026 · 2 min read
StrategyStrategy Is Not a Plan. It's a Set of Choices
The most useful strategy question isn't what will we do. It's what has the organization decided not to do.
June 3, 2026 · 2 min read
LeadershipInnovation Should Be Part of Everyone's Job
Some of the best opportunities for improvement sit with the people closest to customers and processes. An innovation team alone cannot see all of them.
May 27, 2026 · 3 min read
CareerThe Career Mistake I Made by Keeping My Head Down
People cannot recognize work they do not see or fully understand. What I've learned about visibility, relationships, and asking for what you want.
May 20, 2026 · 3 min read
ProductivityThree Small Habits That Improved My Productivity
The habits that helped most weren't sophisticated. They worked because they reduced the thinking required to get started and stay focused.
May 13, 2026 · 3 min read
CareerFive Lessons From Would You Hire You? That Made Me Reflect on How I Work
Five ideas from Matt Adolphe's Would You Hire You? that changed how I think about solving problems, building trust, and my own blind spots.
May 6, 2026 · 3 min read
CareerWhat Getting Passed Over for a Promotion Taught Me
Being passed over forced me to look at progression differently. What I learned about readiness, feedback, and what the next level actually requires.
April 22, 2026 · 3 min read
CareerHow to Grow When You Feel Invisible at Work
Doing good work isn't always enough to get seen. Practical ways to build visibility, and how to know when the real problem is the environment.
April 15, 2026 · 3 min read
CareerLearn From Giants Before You Become One
David Ogilvy's nesting-doll lesson was about hiring, but there's a career lesson inside it too. You don't have to be a manager to surround yourself with giants.
April 8, 2026 · 3 min read