1. Mastering The Craft

I want to become a better leader.

For those seeking durable principles, not situational hacks.

Strategic Principles from Sun Tzu for Modern Leaders

If you are looking for leadership literature based on timeless principles, not temporary trends.

You’ll find:

• Complete Sun Tzu leadership framework (12 articles)
• Core principles: clarity, psychology, calm, design, patience, ethics
• Strategic mindset development

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2. Navigating the System

How do I survive and succeed within this?

For those operating inside political reality who need tactical clarity.

Tactical Tools for Organizational Politics

If you understand how things work and need to survive and succeed within these constraints.

You’ll find:

• Complete Machiavellian Realist framework (14 articles)
• Political foresight, strategic pessimism, power literacy, clarity
• Stakeholder navigation tactics

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3. Executing Initiatives

I’m responsible for delivery, what actually matters?

For those accountable for outcomes, not narratives.

The Battlefield Framework for Project Leaders

If you’re running a project or initiative and need to know what actually determines success or failure.

You’ll find:

• Complete Battlefield framework (15 articles)
• Nine structural forces shaping project outcomes
• Why initiatives fail despite methodology

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4. Understanding the System

Why does this keep happening?

For those who need to understand the mechanics before they can act.

Why Organizations Work This Way

WARNING: This hub uses direct, unvarnished language to examine organizational dysfunction.

If you need to understand why dysfunction keeps happening and want to see the mechanics clearly.

You’ll find:

• Complete Anatomy of Nonsense framework (12 articles)
• Hidden operating system (formal vs shadow)
• Four patterns of bullshit, three sustaining forces

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5. Recognizing the Absurdity

I need validation – and maybe a laugh 🙂

For those who already see it and need confirmation, they’re not imagining things.

The Natural Laws of Bullshit – Weekly Satire

If you need validation and comic relief, not solutions.

You’ll find:

• Natural Laws of Bullshit (ongoing weekly series)
• The Footnote character journey
• Dark humor about meetings, metrics, projects, change, culture

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Complete Frameworks

Prefer comprehensive sequential reading? View complete article series:

• Why Sun Tzu Shapes Better Leaders (12 articles)
• The Machiavellian Realist Edge (14 articles)
• The Battlefield Nature of Initiatives (15 articles)
• Anatomy of Nonsense (12 articles)
• Natural Laws of Bullshit (ongoing weekly)

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