Field notes
Ideas for making ideas useful.
Notes on leadership, facilitation, design thinking, and the small shifts that help teams move.
Firefighting vs. Fire Prevention: The Reward Paradox That Keeps Organizations Stuck
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The Boiling Point Problem: Why Most Organizations Wait Until Things Are on Fire Before They Build the Muscle for Change
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The Second Forge: Why Momentum Dies in Year Two
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The Cost of Consensus: When Alignment Becomes a Polite Word for Stagnation
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Innovation Theater: When Activity Looks Like Progress
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When Strategy Becomes Ornamental: Making Plans Do Real Work
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The Polite Stall: How "Let's Circle Back" Becomes the Most Expensive Phrase in Leadership
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