Archive - Larkwin

Pilotitis: The Expensive Habit Executives Can't Quit

Why we demand proof from HR before we'll let them change anything — and approve multimillion-dollar technology failures on faith.

Sep 15 • Toni

What I Really Learned Building a(n) HRIS in a Weekend (and whether it was worth it)

What broke, what it cost, and whether I'd do it again. I promised "the blueprint and the results." So here they are — not the highlight reel, the actual…

Sep 3 • Toni

Skylarking - September 2nd, 2026

Release note for the AI Industry sent from Waterloo, Ontario

Sep 3 • Ian Howlett

August 2026

I Built a Full People Ops System in a Weekend. Here's How (and Why).

I could have bought a $10,000 HRIS. Instead, I built a custom, fully integrated People engine using the tools we already owned.

Aug 23 • Toni

HR Has Talent Management Completely Backward

25 years in executive HR taught me one thing: Talent management isn’t a department. It’s a perspective.

Aug 19 • Toni

Skylarking - August 17th, 2026

Release notes for the AI Industry sent from Waterloo, Ontario

Aug 17 • Ian Howlett

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