Insights
Thoughts on business, industry, leadership, and organisational effectiveness.
When the Returns Stop Coming From the Deal
For most of the last fifteen years, a private equity firm could buy a business, hold it, and sell it for more without changing much
Why Every Engagement Starts with a Diagnostic
Most of operations I have ever taken over have already been looked at by someone. Reports existed. Recommendations had been made. In most cases the
Your Strategy Document Does Not Mention Monday Morning
Open your strategy document. Find the section that tells your Regional Operations Manager what to do differently at 14:00 on Tuesday. It is not there.
The Assessment That Tells You How You Actually Manage
Most management assessments measure what other people think of you or what personality type you fit. The Individual Invincibility Blueprint does neither. It measures how
When the Ground Shifts Under Your Strategy
Fibrus published a public statement last week that is worth reading carefully. The managing director of one of the UK’s most prominent rural broadband operators
Why Framework Consultants Fail in Portfolio Companies
Bridgepoint has agreed to buy Interpath, the restructuring and corporate finance advisory firm, from H.I.G Capital. One of the early upper mid-market deals of 2026
The One-Person Army: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About AI and What a Russian Management Philosopher Got Right
Earlier this month, the New York Times ran a profile of Medvi, a telehealth startup selling GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Two employees. 401 million in first-year
AI Cannot Be Fired
David Chung wrote recently that AI is already better than most coaches at half of what coaching involves (KyberFive, 6 April 2026). He is right.
Fibre Has Been Built. Now It Has to Be Run.
When Gigaclear’s lenders took control of the business earlier this month, writing down a substantial portion of nearly a billion pounds in debt and injecting
What Shaped Business Invincibility
Every methodology has a lineage. Mine was shaped over time through operational pressure, leadership roles, hard lessons and serious study. The map behind Business Invincibility
Two Pressures, One Weakness: UK Business AI Pressure Meets Cost Squeeze
Twenty per cent of UK workers’ tasks are now highly susceptible to AI automation, according to a study published last week by credit insurer Coface
Sun Tzu’s Five Clarities: The Forgotten Foundation of Motivation
Most leaders believe motivation is created through incentives, pressure, or charisma. Sun Tzu understood something deeper and far more durable. People are motivated when the