... 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
| | Filed Under: R5 - Don’t be certain |
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. …
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 …