How Work Works... And Why Yours Doesn’t.
Building Berkshire by the Book
Christopher Bloomstran only needed to say it a million times before I got it
Culture & Science | Essay
April 20, 2026/by wpusername1627The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Knowledge work is full of those who know a little, and others who don't know the limitations of their knowledge. Bring them up and harness their power.
Culture & Science | Think Piece
December 14, 2025/by wpusername1627Found in translation
Sometimes all it takes to understand each other better is finding the right words. A short reflection on Gretchen Rubin's "Four Tendencies".
Work | Analysis
December 5, 2025/by wpusername1627Noise Cancellation
The scaling problem - the corporate version of growing pains. A first principles analysis offers no simple solutions, but tells us where to look and what to address
Culture & Science | Think Piece
November 30, 2025/by wpusername1627Slow Fuse
Well, I'm holding the match and I'm watching the flame
Making romance is a dangerous game
I have studied your signals
And I'm hip to your cues
Which is why I've decided to use a slow fuse
Making romance is a dangerous game
I have studied your signals
And I'm hip to your cues
Which is why I've decided to use a slow fuse
Infrastructure | Exploration
November 13, 2025/by wpusername1627The Art of the Real
There's no shortage of tools, tips and tricks teaching you how to win at negotiation. Keep it simple, and just make sure you don't lose.
Infrastructure | Exploration
November 7, 2025/by wpusername1627Designing cockroaches
A checklist to ensure your business processes don't suck
Infrastructure | Exploration
November 3, 2025/by wpusername1627The Sutherland Files
When common sense solutions don't solve conventional problems, it is intelligent to apply the irrational.
Work | Exploration
September 1, 2025/by wpusername1627Reshuffle
The current rise of the machines strikes fear in the hearts of knowledge workers worldwide. If you worry about losing your job, Sangeet Paul Choudary's "Reshuffle" gives you a sweeping overview of all the forces in play. And it's much better and worse than you think...
Work | Review
August 29, 2025/by wpusername1627Flow-Viz
How can you illuminate the dark forces holding your business back, and visualize the invisible performance signals telling you where to intervene?
Infrastructure | Exploration
July 31, 2025/by wpusername1627Hiding in plain sight
There's this one thing every company should teach its knowledge workers. And yet, almost nobody knows it. About the world's #1 blind spot.
Culture & Science | Analysis
July 17, 2025/by wpusername1627The Science Of Magic
In a one of a kind book, Rory Sutherland tickles, teases, provokes and makes the persuasive case that even in business, magic still exists - if only you know where to look!
Infrastructure | Review
July 10, 2025/by wpusername1627Priceless // Insights.