Research, publications and experiments

What leadership teams don't say.

Pyxsense Lab is where the method gets tested and written down. The Unsaid is its backbone: a series of pieces on the words leadership teams use interchangeably - and the cost of that confusion.


The series

The Unsaid

Each piece takes one pair of words that sound alike, and shows what changes when a leadership team stops confusing them.

01Opening

Introduction

The Unsaid Costs More Than Any Bad Decision

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02Framing

Alignment vs. Uniformity

Why does achieving alignment require accepting, and even protecting, difference?

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03Strategy · Mission & business model

Clarity vs. Certainty

Why communicating without the full picture is better than waiting too long?

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04Strategy · Vision, 2-3 years

Vision vs. Projection

Why can the most analytical organizations sometimes miss what becomes obvious in retrospect?

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05Strategy · Annual priorities

Priority vs. Urgency

When does responsiveness start working against the organization?

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06Operational · Decision-making

Decision vs. Consensus

When does the search for agreement become the enemy of the right decision?

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07Operational · Resource allocation

Autonomy vs. Framework

Why does genuine empowerment require stronger, not weaker, frameworks?

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08Operational · Performance indicators

Measurement vs. Control

When does measuring performance start undermining it?

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09Operational · Organization design

Headcount vs. Architecture

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10People · Culture & values

Culture vs. Ambiance

What does an organization actually do when no one is watching?

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11People · Leadership embodiment

Communication vs. Embodiment

Why is a leader who articulates values clearly sometimes the last person to live them?

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12People · Talent & development

Development vs. Performance

How might an organization optimize its talent out the door?

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13Closing

Conclusion

Mapping What No One Says

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Seven notes on scaling an organization

A People Journey

Published on Medium.

01A People Journey

Being Chief People in a scale-up: reconciling people and business

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02A People Journey

Culture as a lighthouse in a context of permanent change

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03A People Journey

Rethinking the workplace in the age of decentralization and digital

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04A People Journey

Hiring at scale in an ultra-competitive market

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05A People Journey

Structuring without sacrificing agility or individual autonomy

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06A People Journey

Growing talent while respecting the economic equation

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07A People Journey

Moving forward against headwinds, and holding the course

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