Insights
Notes on data, systems and transformation.
Short, practical writing for executives, founders and boards making the big calls about how their organisation runs.
- 12 May 20266 min read
The Cost of the Wrong Number
Why most board decisions go wrong long before the meeting starts, and what to do about it.
DataLeadership - 22 April 20265 min read
Fractional Leadership Without the Theatre
What good looks like when you bring in a senior operator two days a week.
LeadershipOperating Model - 18 March 20264 min read
Before You Buy the Platform
A short checklist for organisations about to sign a multi-year systems contract.
SystemsProcurement
VI · What People Say
Words from the room.
A handful of notes from leaders, founders and chairs I've worked alongside.
Barbs walked into a programme that had been stuck for nine months and had us all reading off the same page inside a fortnight. The plan we left with was the one we actually ran.
Helena Marsh
COOFolio & Field
She tells you what she thinks. No fluff, no vendor agenda. Our board got a read on our data we could finally act on, and a short list of fixes we could start on Monday.
James Okafor
ChairNorthstone Group
Having Barbs in the room changed how we made the call. She knew the context from month two and saved us from at least one expensive mistake on the systems side.
Priya Shah
Founder & CEOLoomwork