The Mapping Practice

Notes

Short essays on howorganizations actually behave.

Structure, authority, autonomy, attention. Written for the leaders living inside the problems, not studying them from a distance.

July 2026 · 4 min
The org chart is not the organization
Every organization runs on two structures. Only one of them is on paper.
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July 2026 · 4 min
Autonomy is a structure, not a sentiment
Your people do not experience your intentions. They experience your systems.
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July 2026 · 3 min
What the calendar is telling you
Print last week’s calendar and set it next to the strategic plan. One of these documents is fiction.
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