Archive - The Beautiful Mess

TBM 426: The Trouble With Mirrors

There’s a difference between mirrors and mirroring.

Jun 16 • John Cutler

TBM 425: AI and Agency

So you want your team to figure out how to use AI for the benefit of your company?

Jun 7 • John Cutler

May 2026

TBM 424: Why We Help (And How To Stay Helpful)

I have been thinking a lot about self-care, especially for people who find themselves pulled into helping people and making things better. The desire to…

May 31 • John Cutler

AI Won’t Save the Kingdoms We Built

This post is about the people who built the fiefdoms now looking to AI to save them from the fiefdoms, and why that will only work if we are honest…

May 23 • John Cutler

TBM 423: Why Defining Teams Is So Hard

Hint: It’s not some magic skill.

May 21 • John Cutler

TBM 422: Exception, Presence, Delegation

It has driven me to some “back to basics” thinking. One model I’ve been playing with lately is the triad of Exception, Presence, and Delegation. The…

May 16 • John Cutler

TBM 421: Minimally Viable Consistency (Part 3)

Sharp consistency, flexible consistency, and legible variety

May 9 • John Cutler

April 2026

TBM 420: The AI Playbook Puzzle

...and the journey of self-awareness we are all going through

Apr 30 • John Cutler

TBM 419: Stop Being So Negative! Stop Being So Naive!

You ask a hard question in a meeting and someone hears negativity.

Apr 26 • John Cutler

TBM 418: Campfires, Trails, and Quests

I guess I’m putting together an AI series of sorts.

Apr 22 • John Cutler

TBM 417: Before You Fire All Your Glue People Because of AI

I guess I’m putting together an AI series of sorts.

Apr 16 • John Cutler

TBM 416: Investment Stewardship (As Habit)

I made this little skill if anyone is up for giving it a try.

Apr 15 • John Cutler