What if I told you that one of the most brilliant wizards in literary history was actually a terrible operations manager? And that his mistakes are probably the same ones you're making in your business right now?

I'm kicking off a new series where we dissect the operational disasters at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and extract real business lessons you can actually use. No magic required.

In this inaugural episode, I'm breaking down why Albus Dumbledore, visionary leader, strategic genius, beloved headmaster, desperately needed an Online Business Manager. He was juggling four major leadership roles, keeping critical information siloed in his own head, and running an entire resistance movement with zero documentation. When he died? Organizational collapse.

In this episode:

• Why Dumbledore's death caused complete organizational chaos (and what that reveals about single points of failure in your business)
• The 4 core things an OBM would have done for Dumbledore and how they apply to your business operations
• How to identify if you're the Dumbledore of your business (spoiler: if nothing is documented and you can't take a vacation, you are)
• The difference between being a doer and being a leader and why you can't scale while doing everything yourself
• Real examples of Hogwarts operational disasters: the Triwizard Tournament, the Horcrux plan, and succession planning failures
• What strategic operations management actually looks like (hint: it's not just task management)

Content note: This series uses Harry Potter references and examples to illustrate business operations concepts. You don't need to be a superfan to get the lessons, but it definitely makes it more fun if you are.