Accountability

6 July 2026 · leadership · organizational-change

Did the state change? A simple test for whether work actually happened

Either something exists now that did not exist before, or it does not. A simple test for whether work actually happened, and what changes when you build your systems so they can’t record anything else.

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10 May 2026 · Charlie · work · organizations · ai

The actor doesn't get to be the verifier

The worker isn’t lying. The worker is reporting what it thought it did, which is always one step removed from what the world actually shows. The fix isn’t more self-honesty. The fix is a different pair of eyes.

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21 January 2025 · business · management

"I don't know" is never an excuse: Make an assumption and document it

Transform uncertainty into action by making reasonable assumptions and documenting them. Embrace decision-making for progress without perfect information.

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