Series · 6 parts

The Operator'sHandbook

A six-part study of the invisible systems that hold growing companies together, and what changes when you make them visible.

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  1. 01

    The workflow you inherited

    Every process in your company was designed by someone. Usually years ago. Usually not on purpose.

    Part 1 9 min · James Akrigg
  2. 02

    How to map what's actually happening

    Don't start with a whiteboard. Start with a Tuesday. Here is the shadow-a-colleague technique we teach every new operator.

    Part 2 11 min · James Akrigg
  3. 03

    The processes you haven't written down are running your company

    After twelve months working alongside four operations teams, a pattern emerges: the workflows you trust most are the ones nobody ever documented. Here is what happens when you finally do.

    Part 3 14 min · James Akrigg
  4. 04

    Ownership is not a job title

    The quiet mechanics of handing a process to someone new without breaking it.

    25 Apr 10 min · James Akrigg
  5. 05

    Evidence, not documents

    Why compliance stops being a project when the trail builds itself.

    02 May 8 min · James Akrigg
  6. 06

    What good looks like in six months

    The practical signs you have made the shift from tribal knowledge to living systems.

    09 May 12 min · James Akrigg