Michael Spradlin
Occasional Essays
On work, systems, and the the quieter mechanics of how things hold together. Mostly about operations, sometimes about everything else.
- 2025The Ghost in the Org Chart6 views
- Part 1: The (RevOps) System Behind The System28 views
- Forecasts Are Lies (But Useful Lies)24 views
- Finance is the Feedback Loop50 views
- Good Systems Outlast Good People63 views
- On the Practice43 views
- Building for Durability54 views
- Fragile by Default142 views
- Cash Is the Operating System133 views
- The Systems That Hold369 views
- The Speed Fallacy287 views
- The Caution Trap223 views
- Tending228 views
- Taming the Spreadsheet Hydra293 views
- Cells, Functions, and the Joy of Making Things Behave209 views
- The Quiet Labor of Prevention508 views
- 2024Start with the Posts217 views
- How the Tide Is Made299 views
- 2023Is This Right?206 views
- Red Test180 views
- The False Choice in Operations183 views
- Earning the Right to Explore187 views
