Dr. Patrick Duffy is an organization leaderturned consultant, adviser, and writer—a rising voice in management science andpractical organizational insight. Across three decades in public, private, andnot‑for‑profit settings, one question kept resurfacing for him: how doorganizations actually work—and what can we do to make them work better?That question sent him back to universityfor doctoral research in organization science. He specialized in therelationship between structure and people and developed practical methods forinterpreting—and measuring—how an organization functions (or doesn't), fromdiagnostic frameworks to evidence‑led metrics leaders can actually use. Consulting followed, thenwriting, which has become his central craft.Patrick’s work is deliberatelyinterdisciplinary. Organization studies touches social psychology, politicalscience, philosophy, and the hard sciences, not to mention business; hiswriting braids these threads into clear, usable guidance and insights. Havingcaught the bug for cross‑disciplinarylearning, he now writes across specialist business domains—particularlyorganization design and development—while also venturing into philosophy, social psychology, politics,and, occasionally, spirituality. His style is brisk and direct, aiming to makecomplex subjects accessible without dumbing them down, and his north star issimple: the question you ask is the journey you follow.An alumnus of the London School ofEconomics, Cardiff University, Leicester University, Bangor University, andUniversidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Patrick holds postgraduate degreesspanning politics, business, humanities, philosophy, and science. Born inIreland and having lived in the UK, the UAE, and the Philippines, he brings aglobal perspective—and a practical one—to every project. He is the proud fatherof three children.From time to time, the older craft ofleadership needs oiling. When organizations hit turbulence or need a short,sharp infusion of change and new thinking, Patrick steps in as an interimadviser or hands‑on leader,pairing seasoned experience with rigorous, evidence‑based methods. Then he returns to the page, translating what worksinto writing that helps either leaders and teams, or curious readers makingsense of complexity or open to new ways of thinking.

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Dr. Patrick Duffy is an organization leaderturned consultant, adviser, and writer—a rising voice in management science andpractical organizational insight. Across three decades in public, private, andnot‑for‑profit settings, one question kept resurfacing for him: how doorganizations actually work—and what can we do to make them work better?That question sent him back to universityfor doctoral research in organization science. He specialized in therelationship between structure and people and developed practical methods forinterpreting—and measuring—how an organization functions (or doesn't), fromdiagnostic frameworks to evidence‑led metrics leaders can actually use. Consulting followed, thenwriting, which has become his central craft.Patrick’s work is deliberatelyinterdisciplinary. Organization studies touches social psychology, politicalscience, philosophy, and the hard sciences, not to mention business; hiswriting braids these threads into clear, usable guidance and insights. Havingcaught the bug for cross‑disciplinarylearning, he now writes across specialist business domains—particularlyorganization design and development—while also venturing into philosophy, social psychology, politics,and, occasionally, spirituality. His style is brisk and direct, aiming to makecomplex subjects accessible without dumbing them down, and his north star issimple: the question you ask is the journey you follow.An alumnus of the London School ofEconomics, Cardiff University, Leicester University, Bangor University, andUniversidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Patrick holds postgraduate degreesspanning politics, business, humanities, philosophy, and science. Born inIreland and having lived in the UK, the UAE, and the Philippines, he brings aglobal perspective—and a practical one—to every project. He is the proud fatherof three children.From time to time, the older craft ofleadership needs oiling. When organizations hit turbulence or need a short,sharp infusion of change and new thinking, Patrick steps in as an interimadviser or hands‑on leader,pairing seasoned experience with rigorous, evidence‑based methods. Then he returns to the page, translating what worksinto writing that helps either leaders and teams, or curious readers makingsense of complexity or open to new ways of thinking.

• PrefaceContentsIntroductionYour ThoughtsYour PurposeYour IdentityYour BodyYour MasteryYour SolitudeYour CompanyYour ReasonYour ObjectsYour PoliticsYour Wisdom WheelAbout the Author

Dr. Patrick Duffy is an organization leaderturned consultant, adviser, and writer—a rising voice in management science andpractical organizational insight. Across three decades in public, private, andnot‑for‑profit settings, one question kept resurfacing for him: how doorganizations actually work—and what can we do to make them work better?That question sent him back to universityfor doctoral research in organization science. He specialized in therelationship between structure and people and developed practical methods forinterpreting—and measuring—how an organization functions (or doesn't), fromdiagnostic frameworks to evidence‑led metrics leaders can actually use. Consulting followed, thenwriting, which has become his central craft.Patrick’s work is deliberatelyinterdisciplinary. Organization studies touches social psychology, politicalscience, philosophy, and the hard sciences, not to mention business; hiswriting braids these threads into clear, usable guidance and insights. Havingcaught the bug for cross‑disciplinarylearning, he now writes across specialist business domains—particularlyorganization design and development—while also venturing into philosophy, social psychology, politics,and, occasionally, spirituality. His style is brisk and direct, aiming to makecomplex subjects accessible without dumbing them down, and his north star issimple: the question you ask is the journey you follow.An alumnus of the London School ofEconomics, Cardiff University, Leicester University, Bangor University, andUniversidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Patrick holds postgraduate degreesspanning politics, business, humanities, philosophy, and science. Born inIreland and having lived in the UK, the UAE, and the Philippines, he brings aglobal perspective—and a practical one—to every project. He is the proud fatherof three children.From time to time, the older craft ofleadership needs oiling. When organizations hit turbulence or need a short,sharp infusion of change and new thinking, Patrick steps in as an interimadviser or hands‑on leader,pairing seasoned experience with rigorous, evidence‑based methods. Then he returns to the page, translating what worksinto writing that helps either leaders and teams, or curious readers makingsense of complexity or open to new ways of thinking.

• PrefaceContentsIntroductionYour ThoughtsYour PurposeYour IdentityYour BodyYour MasteryYour SolitudeYour CompanyYour ReasonYour ObjectsYour PoliticsYour Wisdom WheelAbout the Author