The library

Every paper and brief, in one place

The complete set. The thinking spans 2021 to 2026; the write-ups were standardized as one library in July 2026. Sanitized from real engagements; our private equity clients and their portfolio companies are never named. Back to the homepage →

Strategy alignment briefs, by moment

New ownershipThe first two quarters after the deal: two clocks, ghost decision rights, and the kill list. Buy and buildThe platform and its third add-on: split-pulse reading, the synergy ledger, and earned autonomy. The AI resetAfter the RIF, before the redesign: the work inventory, the nobody column, and the agent boundary. Pre-listingThe year before the scrutiny: the one-document rule, practice quarters, and the banker drill. ScalingWhen the company outgrows how it runs: the cadence re-cut, the role-boundary delta, and the strategy-to-manager path. Anatomy of an auditWhat running one is actually like: day 0 to 90 through a composite engagement, the finding the CEO did not want, and the moment we say stop.

Field notes, point of view, and research

The Chief Work OfficerEvery company has someone accountable for talent. Almost none has someone accountable for work. Point of view. The Portfolio Talent Operating SystemHow WHO and HOW get instrumented across a fund, and the density number it produces. Built 2021-2023. What private equity keeps getting wrong about talentWhy funds keep fixing the wrong problem: three misreads, two instruments, and what alignment buys you. What you're getting wrong about AI enablementFive mistakes behind stalled AI programs, the sequence that fixes them, and the five numbers a board can audit. Assessing the AI-ready people leaderSix criteria for the people-leader search, their reference twins, and the assessment underneath. Mastering AI for HR: the 2026 editionThe research franchise: the 2024 playbook re-scored against 2025-26 evidence, and the agent boundary. First edition October 2024; second edition July 2026.

Backing companies: the partner-meeting one-pager lives with the investor section. Every download is one short form, then one click thereafter.