Insights archive
Field notes for
uncertain work.
Ideas drawn from enterprise delivery, military experience and the ongoing practice of making better decisions.
12 records / 2018—2024
This archive restores the known public record of the original Test & Adjust site. Recovered articles are being verified before their full text is republished.
Responding to change over following a plan
Why a plan is useful only while it remains the best response to the information in front of us.
Don’t get caught up
A field note on keeping perspective, reading the situation and directing attention to what matters next.
Accept responsibility
Responsibility is more than accountability: it is choosing to act on the part of the situation you can influence.
Reducing groupthink in remote meetings
Simple ways to protect independent thinking before a group converges on a decision.
Life long learning — the age of the podcast
How accessible ideas and reflective listening can support a durable practice of continuous learning.
Acting on situations, not reacting to situations
Creating enough space between information and action to respond with intent.
What does it mean to be a cross-functional team player?
The difference between collecting functions in one room and working as one capable team.
Being busy is not being productive
Activity can fill every hour while producing very little value. Outcomes tell a more useful story.
When things get tough
What pressure reveals about systems, leadership and the habits a team has built before the difficult moment.
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Moving beyond the protection of a contract to the shared discovery of a better outcome.
Agile Manifesto values & principles through a military lens
A practical reading of the Agile Manifesto through service, intent, teamwork and adaptation.
Kapooka — train hard, fight easy
Practice builds the shared responses that allow a team to perform when the environment becomes difficult.