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Thinking from the work.
Ideas, observations and lessons from modernising businesses, building software, applying AI and working with real systems.
Some are short observations. Some go deeper. All come from work we are actually doing.
Pilot the resourcing model before you scale it.
Most capacity decisions are made on theory. A short, parallel pilot gives you a real signal in weeks, not quarters.
Read articleTechnical debt isn't old code. It's a tax.
It compounds quietly, slower shipping, more bugs, harder hiring, until the cost is structural and the fix is a rebuild.
Read articleMost stuck businesses don't have a strategy problem. They have a constraints problem.
The real blockers are usually capacity, clarity, capability, or cash, not the absence of a plan.
Read articleThe Capability–Complexity Gap.
Most 'growth plateaus' are capability gaps in disguise. The fix isn't more effort, it's closing the gap.
Read articleTactical relief vs. system redesign: the judgment call.
Knowing which move the moment calls for is harder than executing either of them.
Read articleWhy we don't promise outcomes, and what we promise instead.
Outcomes depend on too many variables outside any consultant's control. Here's the honest contract.
Read articleFrom the archive
- You probably don't need a bigger team. You need a bench.24 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
- Hiring is the most expensive experiment most companies run.17 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
- When one person is the safety net, you don't have a team.10 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
- Most stuck businesses aren't strategy problems. They're concentration problems.8 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
- Capacity isn't a hire problem. It's a system problem.1 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
- Productised services are a trap for partner-led businesses.25 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
Ideas are more useful when they meet reality.
Most of what we write comes from something we are building, testing or seeing inside real businesses.