Thinking that moves the conversation forward.

Peter Winnall·July 2026·6 min read

Operating Model Redesign for Mid-Cap Companies

Restructures move boxes. Operating model redesign changes how work, decisions and information flow. A practical sequence for organisations between 200 and 2,000 people.

Peter Winnall·June 2026·6 min read

OKRs That Survive Contact With the Business

Most OKR rollouts fail in the second quarter. The failure is usually in how objectives were written, not in the framework itself.

Peter Winnall·May 2026·6 min read

AI & Analytics

Why AI Pilots Stall Before Production

A pilot that works is not evidence that the organisation can run it. Five reasons AI pilots stall at the production boundary, and how to design them out.

Peter Winnall·Apr 2026·6 min read

From Strategy to Delivery: The Handover That Never Happens

The most expensive moment in a strategy programme is the handover to delivery. It is usually undocumented, unattended and unfunded. Here is how to run it properly.

Peter Winnall·Apr 2026·6 min read

Who Decides? Fixing Decision Rights in Mid-Cap Organisations

Slow organisations are rarely lazy. They are usually unclear about who decides. A practical method for mapping and fixing decision rights.

Peter Winnall·Mar 2026·6 min read

Closing the Execution Gap: Why Good Strategies Stall

The strategy is usually not the problem. Six structural causes explain why sound strategies stall in delivery, and what to change in the first ninety days.

Peter Winnall·Mar 2026·7 min read

AI & Analytics

What an AI Operating Model Actually Looks Like

Most organisations have an AI strategy document and no AI operating model. Here is the difference, and the six components that decide whether anything ships.

Peter Winnall·Feb 2026·8 min read

AI & Analytics

Why AI Without Strategy is Just Expensive Guesswork

Every resources company is being told they need AI. Few are being told what question to ask first. Here's the framework we use to separate signal from noise.

Peter Winnall·Feb 2026·14 min read

AI in Consulting

Why AI Will Not Replace Strategy Consultants: But Will Make the Bad Ones Obsolete

The Harvard study showed a 2× to 6.5× performance improvement when consultants used AI. But the improvement wasn't uniform. Here's what separated the winners from the also-rans.

Peter Winnall·Jan 2026·6 min read

Why Consulting Delivery Models Are Broken

Companies pay millions for strategic advice, creating a hidden agency problem: consultants who must justify their fee will never truly empower the client. Here's why the model is fundamentally flawed, and what replaces it.

Peter Winnall·Jan 2026·13 min read

Resources Sector

The Strategic Imperative for AI in Australian Mining

Australian mining companies are sitting on a strategic advantage they don't yet realise. The combination of world-class operational data and AI-augmented decision tools creates an opportunity that won't last forever.

Peter Winnall·Dec 2025·12 min read

Decision-Making Under Pressure: What Special Operations Can Teach the Boardroom

The best decisions aren't made by the smartest person in the room. They're made by the person with the best decision framework. Here's how military command principles apply to corporate strategy.

Peter Winnall·Nov 2025·5 min read

Capital Allocation in a Downturn: Lessons from the 2020 Resources Reset

When commodity prices collapsed, the companies that thrived weren't the ones that cut deepest, they were the ones that cut smartest. Three patterns separated winners from survivors.

Peter Winnall·Oct 2025·5 min read

Why Your Strategy Offsite Isn't Working: And What to Do Instead

Two days at a resort. A facilitator with sticky notes. A "strategy" document that sits in a drawer. Sound familiar? There's a better way.

Peter Winnall·May 2025·11 min read

AI in Consulting

Humans + AI = Augmented Intelligence: The Future of Decision-Making

Research consistently demonstrates that the combination of human judgment and artificial intelligence yields superior results. Here's how the StratDo® approach harnesses both.

Peter Winnall·Sept 2024·12 min read

Demystifying Change: Why It's Time to Retire "Change Management" for Good

Change management has become a catch-all term that creates division. The StratDo® Approach provides the recipe organisations actually need.

Peter Winnall·June 2024·11 min read

The Personal and Professional Trust Matrix

A practical framework for understanding and building trust in professional relationships, the foundation of effective leadership and team performance.

Peter Winnall·June 2024·13 min read

Culture

How Toxic Cultures Form

Understanding how organisational cultures become toxic, and what leaders can do to prevent it using structured decision-making and accountability.

Peter Winnall·June 2024·12 min read

The Golden Rules of Planning

Planning isn't about predicting the future, it's about building the capacity to respond. These golden rules form the foundation of effective strategic planning.