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Books & Publications

Developed ideas. Lived experience. Written to be used.

This is where the core thinking behind the Timeline™ is set out in full — not as theory, but as work shaped by years inside real organisations.

The books and publications here explore how time actually behaves in systems, why performance degrades before it shows up in the numbers, and how leaders can act before options narrow.

They are written to be practical, reflective, and usable — not promotional.

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The Work

The books and publications here explore how time actually behaves inside organisations — and what leaders can do when performance feels harder than it should.

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The Essence

The Essence sets out the core principles behind the Timeline™: how delay forms, why flow breaks down, and why problems appear in the numbers long after the causes are embedded.

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The Timeline

A Working Case builds on the foundations laid in The Timeline, developing them through first-person work inside real organisations, across recovery, acceleration, and preparation conditions.

These Are Not Manuals or Methodologies.

They are written for leaders, board members, and owners who need to make sense of what they are seeing — and decide what to do next.

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Head over to Insights, to read articles on a wide range of subjects in all areas of Davie's expertise.

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