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§ Notes White Papers · Short Writing

Notes

The white papers and short writing behind the practice — published in the open, in full. The arguments we keep returning to when leaders and their teams are up against a decision that matters.

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Executive Sensemaking

Why the most consequential capability in the C-suite is the one no one is naming. The discipline of orchestrating clarity, alignment, and decision-making in real time — grounded in four decades of organizational research.

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Peak VUCA

The most volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous operating environment in a working lifetime doesn't call for more information. It calls for sensemaking — and here's why.

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The Four-Party Problem

The coach, the consultant, the advisor, the facilitator — four doors, each the wrong size. Four parties, one problem, zero owners. The fifth thing that borrows the best of each.

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