Reads

Ideas, perspectives and things that matter to us as we build Protu.

organisations

How a board reaches judgement matters as much as who sits on it

What makes a board strong: who sits on it, or how it reaches judgement? A board's real strength is in how it forms collective judgement together.

1 min read
organisations

Static data doesn't become dynamic just because you collect more of it

The useful questions about an organisation are about futures that haven't happened yet. Simulating a change against how people behave beats a dashboard.

2 min read
work

AI can do the work. It can't be the team

AI will do more of the work. The team, the human system underneath it, is the layer that has to be read, not generated, and it matters more as AI advances.

2 min read
work

The hard part of AI isn't the answer. It's knowing when not to give one

A system built to always answer reaches for one even when evidence is thin. Knowing when not to answer is what makes AI trustworthy for decisions about people.

2 min read
teams

The most expensive hire is the one who fits too well

The candidate who fits too well is often the expensive hire. A team gets stronger by becoming more complete, not more alike. How to see the gap first.

2 min read
work

AI reads what people say. Protu reads how they think

Self-description is the least reliable way to read a person. How someone reasons through a problem is the harder signal to fake, and the one worth reading.

2 min read
work

In the AI age, the org chart is fiction

The org chart shows who reports to whom. It can't show who connects teams or holds things together, the real structure that decides how fast you adapt.

2 min read
behaviours

Two people, the same score, nothing alike

Two people can score the same and be nothing alike. Fit is a property of the relationship between a person and a team, not a number you read off one.

1 min read
teams

The work that holds a team together rarely shows up in a review

Ask who a team can't afford to lose and you'll hear the obvious star. The connective work that holds a team together rarely shows up in a review.

1 min read
behaviours

People don't want to be assessed. They want to be understood

Hiring rewards people who are good at interviews. What candidates want is to be understood, and a read of how they actually work serves both sides.

1 min read
behaviours

The problem with putting people into types

A person isn't a fixed type. The same person contributes differently across teams, roles and moments, which changes what a read can tell you about them.

1 min read
teams

The job description is where hiring goes wrong

Most hiring starts from a job description. A role isn't really defined until you understand the team it joins, which changes who you should look for.

2 min read