Insights from Delivery
Ideas shaped by delivery. Evidence drawn from practice.
Can strategic delivery become repeatable?
STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES BRIEFING Issue 03 | 11 August 2026 Strategic industries do not need isolated successes. They need delivery models that can perform again, at greater scale and under different conditions. That challenge is visible across this week's developments. Gatwick has moved beyond a major legal obstacle, but must now convert consent into controlled execution…
Can the UK secure the capacity its ambitions now demand?
STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES BRIEFING Issue 02 | 4 August 2026 REMEMBERING SIR IAN WOOD Before turning to this week's developments, we want to acknowledge the passing of Sir Ian Wood, one of the defining figures in the history of the North Sea and modern Aberdeen. His leadership helped transform a family business into a global energy…
Ambition is accelerating. Is delivery capability keeping pace?
The latest UK nuclear, energy, defence and infrastructure news, with MBY Consultants’ commercial analysis of what it means for delivery.
When Heroics Become a Warning Sign
Some organisations become so good at firefighting that they stop noticing the fire. That is not usually because the people inside them are careless or incapable. Quite often, the opposite is true. Firefighting cultures are full of committed, experienced people who work long hours, absorb pressure and find ways through situations that should never have…
What makes us so certain that this is the real problem?
Commercial pressure is not always the real problem. MBY explores why diagnosis matters before organisations act.
Growth does not always mean strength
Growth is not the problem. Growth is the test of whether commercial control, governance and capability are strong enough to carry ambition.