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Strategy

The Performance Trap

Two functions, both optimizing. Neither willing to admit what they're really protecting.

by Maximilian Groh, Jan 9, 2026

Why Product Teams Fear Procurement Reviews

Not because they expose mistakesβ€”because they expose choices no one wants to defend.

by Maximilian Groh, Jan 7, 2026

What 2025 Taught Me About How Work Actually Moves

A year of achievement revealed something unexpected: the best work doesn't always look like work at all.

by Maximilian Groh, Dec 30, 2025

The Year I Stopped Chasing Titles

What happened when I chose teaching and technical depth over corporate advancementβ€”and why it paradoxically moved everything forward.

by Maximilian Groh, Dec 29, 2025

The Questions My Students Asked That I'd Stopped Asking

Teaching marketing strategy after twenty years in business revealed something unexpected: not how much I'd learned, but what I'd stopped noticing.

by Maximilian Groh, Dec 27, 2025