Journal

Notes we were willing to sign.

Short essays from the studio. They are not a newsletter funnel and they are not a substitute for sitting in the room.

Person presenting figures at a meeting table

12 March 2026

Reviews without theatre

A two-hour quarterly with twelve slides usually hides the only number that mattered last Tuesday.

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Office screens showing operational data

2 June 2026

Leading indicators that survive leave

If the measure only works when the original analyst is in the building, it is not a leading indicator.

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Collaborators working with laptops around a table

21 July 2026

When OKRs stall in mid-market shops

A pattern between eighty and four hundred people, and a quieter alternative than another reset.

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Person reviewing papers by a window

8 August 2026

Cadence versus the Queensland calendar

School holidays and shutdowns break more scorecards than bad software. Design the year you actually live.

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