Independent strategic analysis of complex institutional systems.
This site publishes original approaches to strategy, focused on how power, incentives, governance, and judgement interact in real organisational settings.
Rather than proposing frameworks or best practices, the articles examine:
- how strategic outcomes are often determined before formal decisions or negotiations occur,
- how optimisation and procedure reshape strategic space,
- and how institutional structures create durable blind spots that conventional strategy fails to see.
The intent is not advocacy, consulting, or representation.
It is to make visible strategic dynamics that are widely experienced, rarely articulated, and difficult to address from inside organisations.
All views expressed here are my own and do not represent any employer, client, or affiliated organisation.
Articles
The Mastery Gap
Why Procedural Excellence Can Destroy Value in Clinical Development
A strategic analysis of how governance optimisation and outsourcing reshape decision-making, responsibility, and value creation in clinical development.
When Negotiation Begins Prematurely
Procedural Recognition and Pre-Negotiation Lock-In Under Asymmetric Power
A strategic examination of how leverage is often lost before negotiation formally begins, through procedural responses rather than explicit strategic choice.
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