The blog

Straight talk on people.

No jargon, no bloat. Notes on hiring well, scaling cleanly, and building teams that move your numbers instead of slowing you down.

Point of view

Why most HR is a handbrake on growth

Traditional HR optimised for protection, not growth. For a scaling company that is a handbrake. Here is the commercial alternative.

24 June 2026 · 4 min read
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The numbers

What a bad senior hire really costs you

A wrong senior hire can cost two to three times their salary to put right. Where the cost hides, and how to de-risk it.

17 June 2026 · 4 min read
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For founders

The people mistakes that bite when you scale past 20

The informal way of running people works at ten and breaks at thirty. The five mistakes that bite first, and the fix.

10 June 2026 · 4 min read
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