# Insights

> Short, practical notes on operations, strategy and data.

*Insights*

## Short notes from the shop floor and the boardroom.

Practical, opinionated, under ten minutes to read.

### The quiet cost of handoffs

Every time work changes hands, it waits. Most firms measure the work and ignore the waiting.

![The quiet cost of handoffs](https://t-consulting.clearcms.app/media/insight-1.svg)

[The quiet cost of handoffs](https://t-consulting.clearcms.app/insights/the-quiet-cost-of-handoffs)

### Planning for a slow year without freezing

A slow year is the best time to fix what a busy year hides. Five moves that pay back when demand returns.

![Planning for a slow year without freezing](https://t-consulting.clearcms.app/media/insight-2.svg)

[Planning for a slow year without freezing](https://t-consulting.clearcms.app/insights/planning-for-a-slow-year)

### One number everyone trusts

Why the weekly operations review goes better with fewer charts.

![One number everyone trusts](https://t-consulting.clearcms.app/media/insight-3.svg)

*Monthly note*

## One useful idea a month

No news roundups, no sales emails. Just the note, when we have one worth sending.

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