Oliver Buchannon
Scott Peterson
The Gift You Keep Giving Away

Jan 14, 2026

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3 min read

The Gift You Keep Giving Away

Why the most valuable thing you have keeps leaking to the lowest bidder.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Let Them Think It's Impossible

Jan 7, 2026

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3 min read

Let Them Think It's Impossible

What competitors can't see, they can't chase.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Noise Destroys

Dec 31, 2025

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2 min read

Noise Destroys

The barely perceptible threshold between performance and impairment.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
The Myth of Interchangeability

Dec 24, 2025

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3 min read

The Myth of Interchangeability

Why local benchmarking fails when applied to elite talent.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Pay Now or Pay Later

Dec 17, 2025

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4 min read

Pay Now or Pay Later

The hidden cost of treating staff contracts as an afterthought.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
A Players, The Second Roster (Part 2 of 2)

Dec 10, 2025

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4 min read

A Players, The Second Roster (Part 2 of 2)

The toolkit to identify, attract, and protect your best people.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
A Players, The Second Roster (Part 1 of 2)

Dec 3, 2025

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4 min read

A Players, The Second Roster (Part 1 of 2)

Why elite talent identification stops at the playing field... and shouldn't.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
It's Not About the Kit

Nov 26, 2025

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3 min read

It's Not About the Kit

Why denying a kit request says everything about who belongs.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
When Reasonable Sounds Reasonable

Nov 19, 2025

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4 min read

When Reasonable Sounds Reasonable

But means accepting rot in your foundation.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Merit Over Mates

Nov 12, 2025

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4 min read

Merit Over Mates

When growth depends on contribution, not connections, everything changes.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
The Cost of Flying In Excellence

Nov 5, 2025

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3 min read

The Cost of Flying In Excellence

Why the mercenary model bites the hand that feeds it.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Everyone Wants Insights. Few Earn Them.

Oct 29, 2025

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3 min read

Everyone Wants Insights. Few Earn Them.

Why most sports teams want data’s magic, but not its work.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Find Your Peterffy

Oct 22, 2025

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4 min read

Find Your Peterffy

Why every GM needs someone who thinks everything is broken.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
Optimise for Spikes

Oct 15, 2025

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3 min read

Optimise for Spikes

The market undervalues difficult talent.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson
People don't leave clubs

Oct 8, 2025

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2 min read

People don't leave clubs

They leave (and follow) leaders.

Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson

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