Business
What I ask before we add capacity
No standard plus a new tool means the mess moves faster. No standard plus a new person means the same mess, at a higher cost.
Sylvain Perrier
President and COO of Mercatus, leading global operations in retail tech. A passionate blogger, he shares insights on tech innovation, leadership, and team culture transformation.
Musings
Reign in Blood at 40. Music Friday.
The part that gets me forty years in: it still sounds like it came out recently. Not in a retro way. In a "this record has no era" way.
Business
A decision that is not written down is not a decision.
I stopped blaming the people in the room a long time ago. The people are fine. The process is missing one step. Write the decision down in full before anyone leaves.
Books
In My Darkest Hour
Don't bother reading In My Darkest Hour. It is not a must-read, and it is not worth the shelf space.
Musings
The Album That Showed Up Finished on Album Two — and Made the Big Three a Four
Forty years later, the bass line still walks into the room like it owns the lease.
Business
Attachment Is Not a Turnaround Plan
Put the attachment aside early. Keep the people who want the next chapter. Make reality show up in order.
Business
Presence is a Leadership System
Leadership presence is built through consistent conversations, difficult moments, and showing up when nothing is urgent but trust is forming.
Musings
One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2
What do you do when the myth requires a corpse and you keep showing up to work?
Business
Culture Is the Performance System You Tolerate
Install the rhythm first. Let the behaviour accumulate. Name what you built last.
Business
Headcount Is No Longer the Growth Proxy
Every seat you add before mapping the value stream inherits the flaws of the old system.
Business
Why Most CEOs Are Flying Blind and Don't Know It
A CEO with situational awareness understands the external market, customers, competitors, financial performance, culture, employee morale, execution capacity, and operational risk.
Musings
Antichrist Superstar Predicted Everything We Pretend to Hate
The part we still refuse to see is the machine doesn't need us to believe in anything anymore.