I’ve built castles in the clouds. Clear. Elegant. Fully formed in my mind. Every room placed. Every path obvious. There was only one problem. No …
Castles and Stones
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Chain of Influence
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
There is no handoff. I used to finish my part. Then pass it along. Sales to fulfillment. Strategy to execution. Idea to implementation. Clean edges. Defined …
Systems Multiply Whatever Is There
| | Filed Under: R4 - Don’t push |
I used to think systems solved problems. Add structure. Add process. Things improve. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't. Systems don't fix what's …
The Story of Us
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
Somewhere in every interaction there is a change. It's subtle. The moment when the story stops being about you and becomes about us. Not proximity. …
Scaling Confusion
| | Filed Under: R4 - Don’t push |
Energy magnifies. Scale people to a misaligned system. Scale hours to unfocused work. Add more urgency to unclear direction. Expansion multiplies what …
When We Scale the Wrong Thing
| | Filed Under: R4 - Don’t push |
Energy is not neutral. It magnifies. Add more people to a confused system, confusion scales. Add more strategy to an unaligned team, friction scales. …
Systems That Don’t Know When to Stop
| | Filed Under: R4 - Don’t push |
Every system is perfectly designed to produce its current results. Some systems were designed to solve a problem. Others were designed to keep …
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Timing Complexity
| | Filed Under: R6 - Don’t be arrogant |
I kept saying I didn’t have enough. Not enough hours. Not enough help. Not enough space. The problem wasn’t time. It was the timing of the parts. Too many …