Clean Energy 101

Clean Energy, Mapped by Function

Sector buckets like solar, wind, and storage tell you what a clean-energy company is associated with, not what it does. This map uses a different axis: the twelve functions that get electricity made, moved, run, and paid for, with companies placed on the jobs they actually perform.

Why Asking for a 10x Hire Signals a Management Issue, Not an Employee Issue

"We need a 10x hire" is a management problem wearing a hiring problem's clothes. Where the number came from, the four questions to ask before writing a job description, and why the 2026 AI-orchestration revival quietly concedes the whole argument.

Common Frameworks, Read Through Aware, Capable, Able, Willing (ACAW)

Five common evaluation frameworks (9-Box, Top Grading, Stack Ranking, 360 Reviews, Annual Reviews) read through the four ACAW questions. Each one fails in a specific, nameable way, and the pattern is hard to miss once you see it.

Aware, Capable, Able, Willing (ACAW): The Foundation of Any Real Evaluation

An evaluation framework for assessing people and teams. Four questions that turn complaints into evaluations and reveal what most reviews miss.