Stop Managing.
Start Architecting.
I coined HFML (Human-First Mechanical Leadership) and turn stories into deployable leadership mechanisms. Fewer meetings. Cleaner outcomes.
Intro
The LeadershipPlaybooks is a practical library of mechanisms for modern leadership problems, I built to reduce noise and increase execution.
Most teams don’t fail because people don’t care. They fail because the system is missing rails. These playbooks focus on:
- Cutting meeting overload without losing alignment
- Turning strategy into weekly execution
- Making decisions faster with clear ownership
- Building repeatable operating rhythms that survive growth
At the core is HFML (Human-First Mechanical Leadership), a framework that treats leadership like engineering: design the system, reduce friction, and let good behaviour become the default.
If you’re dealing with constant context switching, vague accountability, or endless status updates, start with a kit and implement one mechanism at a time.
Browse the Playbook Kits, explore the HFML Standard, or jump into the tools and templates built for leaders who want less waffle and more forward motion, and if you need help, drop me an email or book a SSA.
HFML also powers the tooling I build over at HackTheSims.com, where prompts and templates turn the same mechanisms into reusable system by LeadershipPlaybooks.
About
Most leadership content sounds clever and dies by Monday. This is different: decision rules, cadence, clarity rails, and execution loops you can actually run. Pop culture is the wrapper. Mechanisms are the outcome.
UK tech leader turned product builder. I coined HFML (Human-First Mechanical Leadership) and built the tooling (HackTheSim) plus Leadership Playbooks the same way I ran enterprise work: define inputs, build rails, measure outcomes, iterate.
Kits you can deploy in the real world. Shortcuts for clarity, cadence, focus, energy, and execution.
Proof Vault
Public receipts. A feature, plus the video.
Playbook Finder
Pick a category, answer a few quick prompts, get a sensible starting kit. Use Search if you want to hunt by keyword.
Triage Console
Quick signal check. Set it to your weekly meeting load. If it hits the red zone: book via SSA for diagnosis, or self-serve a reset from the kits.
Search Kits
Type a keyword like meetings, focus, execution, or a name like Ferris.
Customer Obsession (Jeff Bezos)
How to turn complaints into clarity and products people actually love
Disarming Honesty (Ryan Renolyds)
Sound more human without losing authority.
Joyful Rebel (Ferris Bueller)
Why taking it easy is actually the hardest strategic move you can make for your team
Make it believable (MLK)
How to turn vague strategy into a vivid, believable future
Radical Clarity (Steve Jobs)
How to strip away clever chaos until the work feels inevitable.