# Tina Paterson

Tina Paterson is the trusted strategic partner for CIOs and tech leaders cutting through transformation chaos to deliver results that actually matter.

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## [A dinner last week turned into the best argument I’ve heard for dealing with a difficult high performer.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/a-dinner-last-week-turned-into-the)

_2026-08-17 · Tina Paterson_

The executive I had dinner with started talking about public swimming pools.

## [He could have refreshed the strategy in thirty minutes. He booked two half-days instead.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/he-could-have-refreshed-the-strategy)

_2026-08-10 · Tina Paterson_

A CIO I work with told me recently that it was probably time to refresh his technology strategy for the next two to three years.

## [Everyone on the team knew how to make the decision. They just weren’t making it.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/everyone-on-the-team-knew-how-to)

_2026-08-03 · Tina Paterson_

I’ve been running Outcomes Over Hours for nearly seven years.

## [Most people get Workslop because they delegate to AI badly. The fix is a rule I've used on my team for years.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/most-people-get-ai-slop-because-they)

_2026-07-27 · Tina Paterson_

Something shifted on social media this week.

## [Most leaders are rewarded for what they start. The rare ones know how to stop.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/most-leaders-are-rewarded-for-what)

_2026-07-20 · Tina Paterson_

A CIO I’ve worked with for years moved into a new role at a large Australian organisation.

## [Most transformations plan around the projects. Few plan around the people absorbing them.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/most-transformations-plan-around)

_2026-07-13 · Tina Paterson_

In 1:1 conversations with CIOs over the past month, the same worry keeps surfacing.

## [Most transformation costs are tracked to the cent, but the benefits are often a vague sentence.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/most-transformation-costs-are-tracked)

_2026-07-06 · Tina Paterson_

When you sit in a transformation steering meeting, watch where the rigour goes.

## [AI is about to make your judgment priceless. You’re defunding the thing that produces it.](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/ai-is-about-to-make-your-judgment)

_2026-06-29 · Tina Paterson_

Look at where the new money is going this year.

## [Don’t Forget the Basics](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/dont-forget-the-basics)

_2026-06-22 · Tina Paterson_

Everyone’s chasing the next AI tool. The leaders who will win the second half of 2026 are quietly doing something far less exciting.

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_2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Discipline Everyone Skips](https://tinapaterson.substack.com/p/the-discipline-everyone-skips)

_2026-06-15 · Tina Paterson_

I hold three Lean Six Sigma certifications from my years at GE. The most valuable thing they taught me is the one step every leader is tempted to skip.