Ideas
Notes, essays and arguments — mostly about work, occasionally about everything else.
An archive of thinking on leadership, property, strata, governance and where technology is taking professional services.
Technology & AI
26 February 2026
6 min read
Capability, not tools
Most organisations buying technology are actually trying to buy capability. The two are not the same thing, and the gap between them explains a lot of disappointing software.
Property
20 January 2026
5 min read
EV charging is a governance problem before it is an electrical one
The hardest part of getting chargers into apartment buildings is rarely the hardware. It is deciding who pays, who decides and who carries the risk.
Strata
18 November 2025
4 min read
Why professional standards are the whole argument
Strata management sits between people's homes and their money. That is reason enough to take standards, education and accreditation seriously.
More short observations and longer essays are added over time.