Moving Well

Most people treat time like it’s a wall, something they’re constantly running into. “We need to change this now.” “This can’t wait.”…

… then nothing is important There was a moment (I have no doubt you’ve lived this too) where the team couldn’t breathe….

You’ve probably felt it: the pressure to weigh in. Someone asks for your opinion about a conflict you weren’t part of. A…

The Architecture Decision That Taught Me Patience I learned this lesson during one of the most complex technical decisions of my career—choosing…

The Crisis That Wasn’t I learned this lesson during what should have been a straightforward system maintenance window. It started with an…

Organizations that only respond to problems while ignoring the structures that create them remain trapped in firefighting cycles. Structural thinking requires asking why problems occur rather than just how to fix them, identifying patterns in signals rather than treating each crisis as unique, and investing in prevention systems rather than just response capability.

I learned this lesson during what should have been my career-defining moment. I’d developed a comprehensive digital transformation strategy for our traditional…

You see injustice. You spot inefficiency. You notice dysfunction. And because you’re capable, caring, and competent, you feel compelled to fix it….