Essay theme

Storage Stories

Stories from tank storage and industrial life — observations, anecdotes and occasional satire.

4 essays in this theme

6 oktober 2026

An examination of how denial can preserve uncertainty long after the original question should have been answered.

6 oktober 2026

There is a particular kind of independence that organisations value enormously. The independent consultant has no permanent allegiance,…

6 oktober 2026

There are management philosophies that arrive in books, usually accompanied by diagrams. Others develop more organically. A man…

21 september 2026

When external innovation enters a larger organisation, knowledge can migrate faster than the commercial relationship built around it.…