Leaders often dismiss observable reality simply because they cannot explain it. That may be one of the most expensive mistakes an organization can make
Reality Beyond Reason
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Executive Briefings
Concise insights on strategy, leadership, and organizational performance—quick reads designed to surface an important idea in just a few minutes
Why Is This Stuff Still Here?
Some of the things consuming your organization’s time and resources once made perfect sense. The question is whether they still do.
Why Everything Feels Harder Than It Should
When work takes more time and energy than expected, the strain doesn’t come from the work itself—it comes from the gap between expectation and reality.
Strategy and Timing
In complex environments, the success of a strategy is not just a function of design and execution—it is often a function of timing.
The Lullaby of Simplicity
The push to simplify often feels right—until it quietly changes what the system is capable of doing.
The Morning After the Storm
Friday night a Kona storm rolled across Maui and knocked out the power. For nearly twenty hours the lights were out. The street outside our condo flooded, and for a while it was impossible to drive...