I build and advise at the intersection of strategy, technology, and execution. My work is grounded in one question: How do ideas become durable, scaled businesses? What I focus on and write about: • Turning strategy into operating reality • Venture building inside complex

Walk into a company lobby (almost any company lobby?) and what do you see plastered on the wall? "Integrity." "Excellence." "Teamwork." "Respect." Now, they sound nice, right? Feel-good words. But let's be brutally honest: they're utterly meaningless. They're what happens when

This is why it is critical for leadership teams to start and own the strategy planning process. Strategy pre-work from non-line functions delegates this responsibility. If your strategy starts with a deck, it's already wrong!  https://t.co/HMXaFE9wD6

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The essence of enterprise sales.

Surprised it isn't a curl command in the terminal.

Orange espresso machine! Good morning!

An inspiring lunch meeting with US Ambassador @USAmbPH MaryKay L. Carlson at our affiliate Rotary Club of Manila. Conversations on diplomacy, development and global partnership remind us how powerful it is when leaders come together with purpose 🇺🇸🇵🇭 @Rotary #RCME

This quote attributed to Alan Mulally, CEO Ford Motor Company is exactly what I discussed in my recent post on why if your strategy starts with a deck, it’s already wrong.   https://t.co/HMXaFE9wD6

Still working on my article on corporate values. One feature is the reversibility test: one of the most robust mechanisms for validating a core value is the concept of "Reversibility" or the "Opposite Test." This test posits that for a value to be legitimate and strategically

I will say it again: there are no low energy, rich countries, None. "What all these things have in common is that they’re dependent on a civilization that’s rich in energy." From https://t.co/HYcM26Tchw

"The most important metric has become tokens per watt." From https://t.co/6D9Hzm0REu

For anyone who has spent time inside a large corporation, the annual strategy cycle is painfully familiar: weeks of pre-work, decks prepared by every function, one-off “strategic inputs” from planning teams and consultants, and a leadership offsite that feels more like a

Frosty the Snowman is a tragic story about a failed cold chain.

The power of focus.

This inscription stopped me in my tracks today. A tribute to everyone who builds the spaces the world depends on. A reminder that purpose, craft and service are inseparable.

Hazy Manila. The view from a tall building in Salcedo, Makati looking towards Manila Bay in the distance. December 2, 2025 (12 nn). Temp: 31°C. (Inspired by @OJoelsen who is sharing great pictures from Greenland. Check him out!)

In over 25 years of leading transformation across banking, fintech, and insurance, I have observed a distinct correlation between high-performance teams and the speed of their communication. Too often, organizations tolerate a “laissez-faire” culture regarding responsiveness

Yep, very consistent with my analysis of multiple reports on AI adoption in the enterprise: "While executives debate strategy in the boardroom, the workforce has already moved on. There is a massive Shadow AI economy where 90% of employees use personal AI tools to automate

After reading this post, I stopped everything and dropped a 10 year retrospective on @kevin2kelly's 2016 book The Inevitable. Never mind it isn't quite 2026. As we say in Manila, pwede na. Here's the link 🔗 https://t.co/DUprRBiRq2