Tag: culture

• The Cost of Ownership

  

  Photo by nikko macaspac on Unsplash Author’s Note This piece may come across sharper than most. Perhaps that’s intentional—but the intent is not unkind. The goal here is not to condemn managers, critique peers, or cast blame on systems that evolved in the absence of reflection. Rather, it’s to illuminate a pattern that often remains invisible until it’s…

  Dom

  August 16, 2025

  Leadership & Teamwork, Management, Sharing Thoughts

  Accountability, burnout, culture, Ethics, invisible labor, Leadership, organizational design, ownership, Professional Development, psychological safety, resilience, sustainability, systems thinking, team dynamics

• Bridges, Not Walls: The Strategic Value of Operational Transparency

  

  Photo by Denis Panfilov on Unsplash Title note: This piece is about organizational transparency and cross‑functional translation. The title comes from an internal tool I built (“Bridges, Not Barriers”), not from any current political event or protest. Lighting the Valley—How Transparency Built a Revolution The first lightbulb flickered to life in a Tennessee farmhouse in…

  Dom

  July 26, 2025

  Leadership & Teamwork, Management, Philosophy, Work Trends

  after action reviews, Change Management, clarity, Collaboration, Communication, corporate alignment, Cross-Functional Teams, culture, decision making, feedback loops, kpis, Leadership, operational strategy, organizational design, systems thinking, Transparency, TVA