Ideas
Ideas I'm working through about leadership, organizations, judgment, and the places where the apparent problem isn't always the actual one.
The Near Enemies of Organizational Life
Organizations have Near Enemies too. A strength, story, norm, or reputation can acquire authority over questions it was never meant to answer, creating a collective blind spot that is remarkably hard to see from inside the system.
Why Smart Organizations Solve the Wrong Problem
Leadership teams can work very hard on alignment, communication, or execution and still get nowhere because the stated problem is only where the consequences are showing up. The actual problem is often one level underneath.