Protu | ReadsIdeas, research and perspectives on organisational behaviour, leadership, intelligence and the future of work.https://protu.io/en-gbHow a board reaches judgement matters as much as who sits on ithttps://protu.io/reads/2026-09-strength-of-a-board/https://protu.io/reads/2026-09-strength-of-a-board/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.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTStatic data doesn't become dynamic just because you collect more of ithttps://protu.io/reads/2026-09-run-the-model/https://protu.io/reads/2026-09-run-the-model/The useful questions about an organisation are about futures that haven't happened yet. Simulating a change against how people behave beats a dashboard.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI can do the work. It can't be the teamhttps://protu.io/reads/2026-07-ai-and-the-team/https://protu.io/reads/2026-07-ai-and-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.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe hard part of AI isn't the answer. It's knowing when not to give onehttps://protu.io/reads/2026-07-knowing-when-not-to-answer/https://protu.io/reads/2026-07-knowing-when-not-to-answer/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.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe most expensive hire is the one who fits too wellhttps://protu.io/reads/2026-06-fits-too-well/https://protu.io/reads/2026-06-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.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI reads what people say. Protu reads how they thinkhttps://protu.io/reads/2026-06-say-versus-do/https://protu.io/reads/2026-06-say-versus-do/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.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTIn the AI age, the org chart is fictionhttps://protu.io/reads/2026-06-org-chart-fiction/https://protu.io/reads/2026-06-org-chart-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.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo people, the same score, nothing alikehttps://protu.io/reads/2026-06-same-score/https://protu.io/reads/2026-06-same-score/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.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe work that holds a team together rarely shows up in a reviewhttps://protu.io/reads/2026-06-cant-afford-to-lose/https://protu.io/reads/2026-06-cant-afford-to-lose/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.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTPeople don't want to be assessed. They want to be understoodhttps://protu.io/reads/2025-05-what-candidates-really-want/https://protu.io/reads/2025-05-what-candidates-really-want/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.Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe problem with putting people into typeshttps://protu.io/reads/2025-02-thinking-behind-the-system/https://protu.io/reads/2025-02-thinking-behind-the-system/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.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe job description is where hiring goes wronghttps://protu.io/reads/2025-01-redesigning-hiring/https://protu.io/reads/2025-01-redesigning-hiring/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.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT