by Guy | 3 Sep, 2026 | BusinessFitness, Strategic Value Direction, Structural Authority, Governance & Operating Design
“The era of procrastination, of half measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.” – Winston Churchill, House of Commons debate on the Address, 12 November 1936...
by Guy | 27 Aug, 2026 | BusinessFitness, Scalable Margin, Value & Founder Independence, Structural Authority, Governance & Operating Design
“Visibility is a trap.” – Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish (1975) Two Businesses, One Set of Numbers Two businesses close the month with very similar results. Same margin, same customer retention, same average debtor days. On paper, comparable...
by Guy | 20 Aug, 2026 | BusinessFitness, Scalable Margin, Value & Founder Independence, Strategic Value Direction
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” – George Orwell, from the essay In Front of Your Nose, published in Tribune, 22 March 1946. Across a boardroom table, an owner is talking a prospective buyer through the...
by Guy | 13 Aug, 2026 | BusinessFitness, Scalable Margin, Value & Founder Independence, Structural Authority, Governance & Operating Design
“It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?” – Henry David Thoreau, letter to H. G. O. Blake, 16 November 1857 The Second Late Friday It’s the second Friday running that the team’s still there...
by Guy | 6 Aug, 2026 | BusinessFitness, Scalable Margin, Value & Founder Independence, Strategic Value Direction
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” – William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) A business closes its best year on record. Revenue up...
