Celebrate Your Laziest People, to Drive Automation, and make everyone better
Let me tell you a secret: I embrace the lazy part of me. Not the…
The Knowledge Ledger: How Sharing Your Edge Strengthens the Whole Team
Sharing knowledge can feel like surrendering competitive advantage, yet doing so consistently transforms individual expertise…
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End the Pain of Waste: A simple Guide to Fixing Lean’s Five Silent Killers
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at…
Radical Candor or Quiet Truth?
Prelude: The Walk That Saved Us.. a disaster story Many years ago I sat with…
The Ethics of “Good Enough” Shipping
My first ‘proper' job was tech‑support on Compaq Presario PCs. A few models shipped with firmware…
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- Inspiration
- June 30, 2025
Luck‚ it’s not all it’s cracked up to be
“You’re so lucky.”Maybe.But luck rarely travels alone. We’ve all heard it — maybe even said…
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- Boundaries
- June 30, 2025
The one tool that helps remote teams collaborate better
How clarity of ownership turns “lack of commitment” into shared momentum. Remote work has gifted…
When Comfort Kills Curiosity: The Silent Trap of Team Bias
In our professional journeys, bias isn’t always a solo act. Sometimes, it’s embedded in the…
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- Productivity
- June 29, 2025
Why Engineering Principles Can Unlock Calm, Confidence, and Control at Work
Most of us don’t think about applying software engineering principles outside of code. But when…
When the “Discussion” Is Already Decided: Escaping the Fixed‑Agenda Trap
“A dialogue becomes a monologue the moment one side cares more about agreement than discovery.”…