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Most IT functions are losing talent faster than they can replace it – but throwing headcount at the problem won’t speed you up. Here’s how to target capability where it matters most, and win the skills battle without burning budget or momentum.

If you’re leading a senior team right now, don’t mistake tactical harmony for strategic alignment. True collaboration isn’t comfortable - but it is transformative.

When the terrain is uncertain, a detailed plan won’t save you - but clarity of intent might. This article explores how the best execs lead through complexity using strategic agility, intent-based leadership, and a deep understanding of how decisions are made when there are no right answers.

Dashboards don’t drive decisions - feedback loops do. If your teams are waiting weeks for reports and months for action, you’re not data-driven… you’re delay-driven. Here’s how to fix the loops that actually move the needle.

Most teams aren’t failing to deliver. They’re just delivering the past. This post reimagines the Three Horizons of Product Delivery - showing you how to balance innovation, scale, and stability before your roadmap becomes a liability.

In many organisations, strategy has lost its way. It’s been reduced to a budgeting exercise — a list of projects, initiatives, or key priorities vaguely tied to ambition but completely detached from strategic logic. This transformation from intent to task leaves delivery teams overwhelmed and disconnected, working through endless backlogs without a clear sense of purpose. But strategy isn’t just a shopping list of work to be done. It’s a singular, integrated set of choices.

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