Insights

How Decisions Actually Get Made

This space explores how decisions form before outcomes appear. Through essays, field notes, and practical reflections, I examine judgment, data, and AI in real organizational contexts, where assumptions, incentives, and pressure quietly shape what gets decided, and why.
Decision Clarity
Decision Ownership
Decision Assumptions

The One Question Every Decision Should Be Able to Answer

Before a decision is approved, there is one question that should be easy to answer and surprisingly often is not.
Decision Problems
Dashboards
Noise

Why Dashboards Rarely Change Behavior

Most dashboards are impressive. And they rarely change what anyone does.
Decision Making
Decision Problems
Decision Delay

The Cost of “We’ll Decide Later”

aka “Let’s Punt”
Strategy Fade
Decision Drift
Decision Making

How Decision Drift Undermines Strategy

Most strategies do not fail loudly. They fade.
Meeting Fatigue
Alignment
Decision Making

When Alignment Is Just Silence

Alignment is one of the most overused words in leadership.
Decision Making
Leadership Blind Spots
Data Isn’t the Problem

Why Smart Leaders Keep Making Bad Decisions (Even With Great Data)

If data alone made good decisions, every executive team would be unstoppable.