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We're in the midst of historic growth in capital investments. Generative AI, the rewiring of global supply chains, and clean energy innovations are driving trillions of dollars in spending. But with this opportunity comes immense risk—projects often fall short of delivering the expected value or even being completed. In this @HarvardBusinessReview article with Suketu Gandhi of Kearney, we explore how looking at capital investments as integrated supply chains can lead to better outcomes. Drawing on lessons from my time at Amazon, including the creation of the $1.5 billion Amazon Air Hub, we outline critical pillars for success: Manage large capital projects as many interconnected supply chains. Delay irreversible decisions as long as possible to preserve flexibility. Focus on input metrics for each sub process vs larger output measures to drive better results. Focus your personal leadership time on the riskiest and most “invention required” bottleneck elements. Organizations are about to spend trillions, and waste tens of billions on capital projects that too often fail to meet the timelines and expectations leadership had when they originally approved the spend. By segmenting projects, managing like distinct supply chains and investing your personal leadership cycles in the most critical front line activities my experience is you can overcome these challenges. I wish everyone luck on their journey and hope this article helps in some small way. https://lnkd.in/guMGwb8z