IMIRT.work — Field Notes https://imirt.work/blog Short, direct pieces on the behaviours that shape delivery — by Kieran Neeson. en-gb Sun, 17 May 2026 15:17:11 GMT Focus Is Always the First Red Behaviour to Collapse https://imirt.work/blog/focus-is-the-first-red https://imirt.work/blog/focus-is-the-first-red Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Focus is the earliest and most reliable signal that a team is drifting. Learn why it collapses, what it looks like when it does, and the behavioural shield that protects it. kieran@imirt.work (Kieran Neeson) focus behaviour find-the-reds When the Pressure Rises, Behaviour Becomes the Truth https://imirt.work/blog/pressure-reveals-behaviour https://imirt.work/blog/pressure-reveals-behaviour Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Under pressure, plans, processes, and capability decks stop mattering. What holds up is behaviour. Here's why — and what high-performing teams do differently. kieran@imirt.work (Kieran Neeson) behaviour pressure leadership Leaders Shape Behaviour — Whether They Intend To or Not https://imirt.work/blog/leaders-shape-behaviour https://imirt.work/blog/leaders-shape-behaviour Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Teams don't calibrate to your stated values. They calibrate to your observed behaviour. The gap between what leaders say and what they do is the single biggest driver of team behaviour. kieran@imirt.work (Kieran Neeson) leadership behaviour culture Feedback Is a Gift — But Only When It's Handed Directly https://imirt.work/blog/direct-feedback-is-a-gift https://imirt.work/blog/direct-feedback-is-a-gift Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Direct feedback is a performance behaviour. The moment it's routed around someone, it stops being feedback. It becomes reporting. Or commentary. Here's why that matters. kieran@imirt.work (Kieran Neeson) feedback leadership behaviour The 3 Red Flags That Appear Before Your Dashboard Turns Red https://imirt.work/blog/3-red-flags-before-dashboard-turns-red https://imirt.work/blog/3-red-flags-before-dashboard-turns-red Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delivery risk rarely announces itself. By the time metrics move, the behaviours that caused the movement have been present for weeks. Here are three early reds every delivery leader should know. kieran@imirt.work (Kieran Neeson) find-the-reds leading-indicators behaviour There's No Such Thing as Unplanned Work https://imirt.work/blog/no-such-thing-as-unplanned-work https://imirt.work/blog/no-such-thing-as-unplanned-work Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The label 'unplanned work' is how teams avoid the harder conversation about what's actually happening in delivery. Here's the behavioural reframe that changes the game. kieran@imirt.work (Kieran Neeson) stack-the-odds game-management behaviour