Accountability Without Authority, What It Cost Me and What I Learned
The room went quiet when the Chairman asked, ‘Why did you give Tim sole responsibility for this when you’d rated him ‘unsatisfactory’ for years?’ That wasn’t a question of curiosity; it was the moment the Official Record and the Operating Truth collided. I had been trusted to run the business, but I hadn’t been given the authority to make the calls. That mismatch turned a project into a mess.
Taking Control of Your Agency: Decisions, Habits, and the Levers You Actually Control
One idea keeps surfacing: build your plans around the agency you actually have. This blog explores how effectuation, the Serenity Prayer, and strategic habit design can help founders and teams navigate uncertainty without burning out. It’s not about controlling the future; it’s about knowing how to respond when it changes.