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Read the Operating Problem Before Choosing the Fix.

Practical guidance written by Megan Logan for leaders working through process breakdowns, system launches, sales performance, policy, training, and people operations. The archive dates to June 2023.

Publication historyJune 2023 to present
AuthorMegan Logan, Founder
Published field notes11 in this collection
Two business professionals in a focused manager coaching conversation
Leadership development01

Manager Training Is Not a Workshop. It Is an Operating System.

Managers need clear decisions, usable tools, practice, coaching, and a review rhythm that turns training into daily performance.

Megan Logan | 8 minute read
Business team reviewing an implementation plan together
Implementation02

Complex Implementations Need Decision Governance, Not More Status Meetings

A project can have a complete plan and still miss its business result when decisions, tradeoffs, and operating ownership remain unresolved.

Megan Logan | 8 minute read
Business professionals mapping a process on a whiteboard
Systems and operations03

AI Adoption Is Exposing the Work Companies Never Finished Designing

AI cannot repair unclear ownership, inconsistent inputs, weak controls, or a process that was never settled.

Megan Logan | 8 minute read
Business professionals participating in an applied learning session
Training strategy04

The Skills Gap Will Not Close with Content Alone

Training must connect practice, tools, manager reinforcement, and evidence of performance to the work people are expected to do.

Megan Logan | 7 minute read
Business professionals reviewing a process on a whiteboard
Business operations05

Before You Rewrite the Process, Find the Decision Holding It Up

A stalled workflow often points to an approval, ownership, or exception rule that nobody has settled.

Megan Logan | 6 minute read
Business team collaborating during a system implementation
Systems06

Why System Implementations Stall After Go-Live

Configuration gets attention before launch. The operating decisions that determine adoption often arrive late.

Megan Logan | 7 minute read
Sales professionals practicing and coaching together
Sales07

Sales Training Fades When Managers Have No Coaching Rhythm

A workshop can introduce a method. Daily inspection, practice, and deal coaching turn it into team behavior.

Megan Logan | 6 minute read
Manager and employee having a focused workplace conversation
People operations08

A Policy Works Only When Managers Can Use It

Written rules leave room for uneven practice unless managers know the decision path and documentation standard.

Megan Logan | 5 minute read
Facilitator leading a practical corporate learning session
Training materials09

What Belongs in a Facilitator Guide for Corporate Training?

A delivery-ready facilitator guide needs timing, purpose, instructions, questions, answer guidance, transitions, and help for the moments that can derail a session.

Megan Logan | 7 minute read
Team documenting a business process and work instructions
Process documentation010

SOP, Work Instruction, or Job Aid: Choose the Document the Work Needs

An SOP explains the approved method, a work instruction explains a task, and a job aid supports a decision or action in the moment of work.

Megan Logan | 6 minute read
Business leaders working through a system implementation
Implementation011

Who Should Own the Business Side of a System Implementation?

The vendor can configure the platform. The company still needs an owner for requirements, decisions, testing, training, adoption, and the internal handoff.

Megan Logan | 7 minute read

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Megan Logan, founder of Prestige Pointe Partners

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