Insights
Notes on judgement, leadership, and consequence.
These essays are written for leaders making decisions that will be audited later — by markets, boards, teams, or time itself.
Essays • Decision notes • Signal, not commentary
The library
A selection of essays and decision notes. Each piece exists because a real leadership question kept surfacing — in boardrooms, advisory conversations, or moments of consequence.
Latest essays appear below. Older pieces are archived for reference.
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How to read this
These pieces aren’t designed to be skimmed. They’re written to sharpen thinking — not reassure it.
- Read slowly
- Notice what feels uncomfortable
- Pay attention to what stays with you
- Use the ideas in real decisions, not discussions
Common themes
- Judgement vs certainty
- Leadership signals under pressure
- Capital decisions and consequence
- Responsibility that cannot be delegated
- Language as a leadership tool
How this connects to the work
Many advisory and coaching engagements begin with a question first explored here. The writing is not separate from the work — it’s where patterns are named before they become costly.
Advisory
When an essay names something you’re already carrying, that’s usually the signal to move from reading to thinking together.
Diagnostics
When the situation is unclear, the diagnostic brings structure — turning intuition into a usable view of what’s actually happening.
Resonance is a signal, don’t dismiss it.
Resonance usually means the question is already live. You can keep reading — or you can make the thinking precise.
No pitches. No funnels. Just considered next steps.
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