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Author Archives: Luke Ford
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at the WSJ
Editors, reporters, and senior leaders at the Wall Street Journal do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of accountability journalism, subscriber value, audience-first decision-making, and responsibility for sustaining a trustworthy institution inside … Continue reading
Emma Tucker and the Wall Street Journal
Mark Halperin says he checks the WSJ before any other news source. The WSJ has always been good. Now its great. Emma Tucker arrived in February 2023 as the paper’s first female editor-in-chief, handed a mandate from News Corp to … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Amazon Authority
Executives, division heads, and senior leaders at Amazon do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Customer Obsession, Long-Term Thinking, Day 1, Invent and Simplify, or responsibility for sustaining a customer-obsessed institution … Continue reading
The Repair Architect: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Bank of America Authority
Bank of America is a post-trauma system. That is the organizing fact from which everything else follows. JPMorgan Chase built a fortress and proved it could withstand pressure. Bank of America built a redemption narrative and must prove continuously that … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for JP Morgan Chase Authority
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at JPMorgan Chase do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of First-Class Business in a First-Class Way, fortress-balance-sheet discipline, client-first stewardship, or responsibility for sustaining a … Continue reading
Did Israel Go To War With An Idea On October 7?
Intellectuals see a world rotating around ideas. They love the idea, for example, that America is an idea, and that Israel went to war with an idea on October 7. I don’t see things this way. I think America is … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for HSBC Authority
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at HSBC bank (Europe’s largest bank that began in Hong Kong) do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of the world’s local bank, connecting customers to … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Power in the Chinese Communist Party
Cadres in the ruling Chinese Communist Party do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of serving the people, upholding Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, preventing … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Authority
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (the world’s largest bank with $7 trillion in assets) do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of serving … Continue reading
In the Iran War Energy Shock: Four Hero Systems, Four Distinct Summons
The 2026 Iran war—triggered by U.S./Israeli strikes on February 28, followed by Iranian retaliation, attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—has removed roughly 20% of global oil and LNG supply overnight. Brent crude … Continue reading