The Agency Protocol: Hiring Owners in a World of Renters

Resumes are marketing brochures. Interviews are theater. If you hire based on “Skills” listed on a CV, you will fill your company with mercenaries. They will do the work, but they will not build the future. To build a World-Class Organization, you must filter for Agency. The Definition of High Agency A “High Agency” person […]

The Toxicity of the Good: Why B-Players Kill A-Teams

There is a law in team dynamics that is counter-intuitive: “Good” is the enemy of “Great.” When you have a team of A-Players (Self-driven, high-agency), they move at the speed of trust. They don’t need meetings. They don’t need supervision. If you add one B-Player (Competent, but needs direction/checking) to this team, you don’t just […]