“The best thinking comes from being genuinely curious about how things work — and honest enough to say when the conventional wisdom is wrong.”
This is where I publish my own thinking — on supply chain transformation, additive manufacturing, organisational design and the bigger questions about how organisations are run and what they are for. It is deliberately distinct from the Blog, which curates external reporting and research on 3D printing and supply chains.
The views here are my own, arrived at through thirty years of watching how organisations actually work — and sometimes how they fail when confident people assumed otherwise. I write when I have something worth saying, not to a publishing schedule.
Topics I write and speak about:
The application of additive manufacturing to supply chains and operations: What is real, what is hype, where the tipping point is and what it means for organisations that are still waiting.
How organisations will build the management capability of the future: AI and automation are transforming the early career years that used to develop judgment, resilience and leadership. The organisations that are thinking clearly about this now will have a structural advantage within a decade. Most are not thinking clearly about it yet.
The leadership of complex transformation: What the first 90 days actually look like, what governance structures actually work, and why most programmes fail for the same predictable reasons.
New organisational models: The Corporate Rebels, Be More Pirate and the broader movement rethinking how high-performing organisations are structured and led — not as academic theory but as a practical lens on the organisations I work with and aspire to work for.
Supply chain resilience, sustainability and operational efficiency: And why treating these as separate problems is itself a strategic failure.
Published Works
Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Supply Chain
Every day sees a new application of 3D printing, whether it is as an aid to prototyping or as a part of the process to make a finished product. Beyond its latest capabilities, the technology offers companies ways to completely transform their supply chains, beyond simply how its products are designed or made. Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Supply Chain goes beyond a narrative of the latest technical advances and asks how supply chains will be affected.
By reading this book, operations and supply chain decision makers and managers in manufacturing, engineering and technology companies will discover how to use 3D printing to drive value in the supply chain. You will learn:
Essential reading for anyone interested in 3D printing and supply chain management
Getting It Done
If you work hard to “Getting It Done”, this book is for you.
In this collection of articles from the Project Management Institute’s award-winning PM Network magazine, practitioners from around the world share how they get things done—and how they take their careers to where they want to go. Their advice does not just center on the technical aspects of project management.
The articles also cover leadership issues as well as strategic and business management—all three legs of the PMI Talent Triangle, a symbol for what employers are looking for when hiring project management talent. Within this book you will find inspiring stories that vividly demonstrate the value of your profession.
If you are considering project management as a career, the close-up looks at the types of challenges project managers face every day will give you new perspectives.
Great experiences by real managers with inspiring stories from real life.
Selected Articles and Contributions
Hitting the Triple Target: Using Additive Manufacturing to Overcome Defence Supply Chain Challenges
Start Now: Why Additive Manufacturing Can’t Wait for the Perfect Defence Strategy
Getting Over It: Why Innovation Resistance Is Holding Back Your Supply Chain and What You Can Do About It
The Hidden Critical Path: Why Data Must Lead Additive Manufacturing’s Expansion in Defence
The Perfect Storm: How Additive Manufacturing Can Future-Proof Defence Supply Chains
