Shorter essays and reflections on leadership, organizations, transformation, and decision-making under uncertainty.
Many leaders experience their days as a constant barrage. Decisions, alignment meetings, escalations, new demands – and the persistent feeling that, despite all the activity, they are not making progress where it really matters. Under that kind of pressure, we tend to fall back on what has worked before. It takes different forms, but the…
When impact matters more than activity. Something strange can happen over the course of a career. You get better and better at getting things done. You learn how to manage projects, navigate organizations, deal with different interests, solve problems, and deliver results. With experience usually comes greater responsibility. Bigger projects. Harder decisions. More people relying…
Most organizations approaching AI have a fairly straightforward expectation. They want to move faster, become more efficient, reduce costs, and scale better. That sounds reasonable. Yet something interesting is happening inside many organizations. Despite significant investments in AI, cloud infrastructure, automation, and transformation programs, costs continue to rise. Quality issues become harder to control. Experienced…
In business, it’s all about assumptions. I have worked closely with organizations that were introducing AI into their products and operations. The pattern I observed was remarkably consistent: And yet, after a short period of initial enthusiasm, friction emerged. Decisions slowed down. Responsibility became diffuse. Sales blamed product. Product blamed customization. Leadership debated positioning. The…
When speaking up has to be possible. Some leaders internally roll their eyes as soon as they hear the words “psychological safety.” Here comes the soft stuff again. But psychological safety isn’t about making everyone feel comfortable, avoiding conflict, or creating some kind of group hug. Quite the opposite. Psychological safety matters most when things…