Articles, contemporary commentary, and structural observations.
Our advisory articles translate the principles of organisational behavioural economics into focused, practical commentary on the day-to-day realities of running a complex enterprise. Where our Insights library provides the deep, academic research, this section offers sharper, timely observations on regulatory shifts, workplace friction, and the immediate governance challenges facing boards and senior leaders.
These pieces act as a diagnostic lens for contemporary events. Whether examining the behavioural realities behind a recent regulatory review, the unspoken tensions of M&A integration, or the discrete culture signals of a strained workforce, each article is designed to cut through the noise. They provide accessible, standalone entry points into architecture-aware governance, helping you recognise the behavioural patterns driving your organisation's outcomes before they require a deep-dive intervention.
Sanctioning Without Exile
Chelsea’s recent handling of a high-profile player offers a rare, real‑time example of culture governance being exercised in public. For boards, it reveals exactly how sanctions operate as discrete culture signals.
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From Espoused to Evidenced Culture
The regulatory ground has shifted under law firms in England and Wales. This article explains what the SRA’s Law Firm Profiler means in practice, and how boards can use Discrete Culture Signals to move from espoused culture to evidenced culture.
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Ince, Axiom Ince and the Shadow Ledger: Part II
This commentary examines what the Axiom Ince collapse and its aftermath reveal about accumulator firm models, client-money governance and regulatory culture, viewed through Discrete Culture Signals and the Shadow Ledger.
Read Article →Ince, Axiom Ince and the Shadow Ledger: Part I
This commentary examines what the public record around The Ince Group’s collapse reveals about Discrete Culture Signals and the Shadow Ledger in a listed legal business, and what questions this raises for law-firm governance.
Read Article →PM Law: what the record shows
This commentary examines the SRA's intervention into PM Law, viewing the interplay of structural complexity, client money, and oversight through an organisational behavioural economics lens.
Read Article →Wright Hassall / HCR Wright Hassall: what the record shows
This commentary examines the parallel tracks of external culture accreditations and severe financial pressure leading to the pre-pack administration of Wright Hassall, viewed through an OBE lens.
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AML Culture Lab: what your files say about your culture
This note reads your AML framework, real files and SRA findings as culture artefacts, showing how small decisions about risk assessment, source of funds and escalation reveal much more than technical compliance.
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How investors can price culture risk: a shadow ledger for due diligence
Most investors treat culture as a vibe picked up in management meetings. This article introduces a simple Shadow Ledger due‑diligence lens to spot social capital risk before it hits EBITDA.
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Beyond the B: Behavioural integrity, social architecture and B Corp law firms
An increasing number of UK law firms are pursuing B Corp certification as part of a broader responsible-business strategy. This briefing examines how the B Impact Assessment interacts with legal-sector social architecture, and where behavioural risk emerges when the ‘B’ becomes a brand more than a behaviour.
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