Scarcity drives expansion

We are constantly navigating between two optimisation modes on the resource spectrum. When resources are scarce, the constraint is production. Our focus is on creating more.When resources become abundant, the constraint shifts. The focus moves to extracting more value...

Business of making complexity look simple

DIY is the business of making complexity look simple—so simple that it convinces us anyone can do it. From recipes and cookbooks to leadership advice and software implementations, solutions are packaged to appear effortless. Buy the product. Follow a few steps....

Technique makes us effortless and effective

How long does it take to land the perfect kick?Ask any martial arts sensei and the answer is simple: years. At first glance, it doesn’t look that hard. But the moment you try, you realise how many micro-skills must come together at once: stance, timing, hip rotation,...

Why Are Successful ERP Projects So Rare?

Stories of ERP failure travel fast. They dominate headlines, circulate in boardrooms, and get republished in research reports every year. Yet the real question is almost never asked: why are successful ERP projects so rare in the first place? The reality is simple—the...

The Hidden Cost of Using Unqualified People!

The difference between a qualified and an unqualified person is simple: a qualified person has learnt how things actually work.An unqualified person relying on “hit and trial” is not experimenting — they are creating deferred damage. A qualified electrician...

How to guarantee an ERP project failure?

Follow the items below to guarantee an ERP project failure. Read them as a reverse checklist: every one you recognise in your organisation is a risk to remove. ERP selection Pick the system you used at your last job and decide quickly. Ignore stakeholders outside IT....

Invest in project assurance!

You may see me in the kitchen, busy preparing a new dish. From the outside, everything looks fine — I’m chopping, mixing, tasting, researching, adjusting. It looks like progress. But the real test isn’t in the process — it’s in the dish. If the dish turns out...

Our loyalty to an organisation!

Our loyalty to an organisation isn’t measured by the number of years we’ve drawn a salary from it—it’s measured by how deeply we’ve thought about its success and what we’ve done to make a lasting difference. We can take a short-term view and focus only on our tenure,...