The Decision Papers

  • The Decision Papers — The Strategy Mirage: Confusing Capability With Purpose. Banner with a watercolor road receding toward the horizon.

    I.16 — The Strategy Mirage: Confusing Capability With Purpose

    “When a man does not know what harbour he is making for, no wind is the right wind.” — Seneca Every few years, institutions fall in love with a tool and mistake it for a destiny. “Digital transformation” becomes the strategy, then “cloud,” and now “AI.” The pattern is predictable. The capability feels concrete, modern,…

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  • The Decision Papers — What Is Your King?: The Promise Your Decisions Must Obey. Banner with a chess king standing on a board.

    I.12 — What Is Your King? The Promise Your Decisions Must Obey

    “The center of gravity is the hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends; that is the point against which all our energies should be directed.” — Carl von Clausewitz In chess, a player can win pieces, control the centre, dominate the board, and look brilliant doing it, and still lose, because they…

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