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28
Jan
The Constructal Law Protocol: How to Scale Output by 5x Using Physics

The Constructal Law Protocol: How to Scale Output by 5x Using Physics

When targets are chronically missed, the problem is rarely effort. It’s physics. By applying Constructal Law to resource-scarce networks, I learned that you don't fix a system by adding force. You fix it by widening the channels where flow already exists.
2 min read
21
Jan
Hire Leaders Who Have Worked in Nowhere

Hire Leaders Who Have Worked in Nowhere

The strongest leaders are often forged in the hardest environments. Rural and resource scarce systems reveal operational skill, resilience, and real recruiting ability that abundance can hide. This is the asymmetric edge most hiring processes miss.
2 min read
15
Jan
The Efficiency Bloc

The Efficiency Bloc

Fourteen remote communities shifted from competition to coordination. By breaking silos and building shared infrastructure, they unlocked massive capacity in a zero-sum market. A protocol for network efficiency.
3 min read
13
Jan
You Do Not Have a Talent Problem. You Have a Decision Architecture Problem.

You Do Not Have a Talent Problem. You Have a Decision Architecture Problem.

Most hiring failures do not start with candidates. They start with misaligned leadership, vague success definitions, and unclear ownership. Fix the system before you search for people and recruiting becomes easier, faster, and more human.
2 min read
02
Jan
The Sioux Lookout Protocol

The Sioux Lookout Protocol

Case Study: How operational system design scaled physician capacity by 1,300% in a zero-sum market. This breakdown details the shift from optimizing "Time-to-Fill" to "Psychological Safety Duration" across 34 remote communities.
2 min read
31
Dec
Renewal Is a Recruiting Strategy

Renewal Is a Recruiting Strategy

Most recruiting systems never renew they just run harder. The healthiest hiring organizations build in seasons of reset, clarity, and pruning. Renewal isn’t a pause. It’s an asymmetric strategy for trust, signal, and long-term hiring success.
2 min read
24
Dec
The Quiet Power of a Well-Designed Hiring Moment

The Quiet Power of a Well-Designed Hiring Moment

Great hiring isn’t louder or faster. It’s calmer and clearer. Small, intentional moments like site visits, follow-ups, and expectation-setting quietly reduce friction and help the right people say yes.
2 min read
17
Dec
The Most Expensive Part of Your Hiring Process Is the Pause

The Most Expensive Part of Your Hiring Process Is the Pause

The most expensive part of hiring isn’t sourcing. It’s the pause. Decision delays quietly filter out top talent. Remove ambiguity, design decision moments, and let your hiring system signal confidence instead of hesitation.
2 min read
10
Dec
The Feedback Loop

The Feedback Loop

Recruitment excellence isn’t built on big gestures: it’s built on small, repeated acts of clarity. Close your feedback loops. Every reflection compounds into better alignment, faster hiring, and stronger partnerships.
2 min read
03
Dec
The Currency of Trust

The Currency of Trust

Recruiters don’t fail because of talent shortages they fail because of trust shortages. Build credibility with hiring leaders through preparation, consistency, and transparency. It’s the quiet lever that changes everything.
2 min read