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2026

Consulting Is a Bet; Everyone’s Gambling original ↗

9 Aug 2026

Disappointed Optimists original ↗

25 Jul 2026

The Validation Gap original ↗

4 Jul 2026

“Business as Usual” Is a Terrible Name for Vital Work original ↗

20 Apr 2026

Scale Is a Tactic, Not a Virtue original ↗

21 Mar 2026

Speed Is a Tactic, Not a Virtue original ↗

21 Mar 2026

Everyone on Your Team Is Right (And That’s the Problem)original ↗

20 Mar 2026

My Information Diet (And What You Should Actually Read)original ↗

17 Mar 2026

Vibe-Coding Is Not Need-Finding original ↗

31 Jan 2026

In Praise of Guessing original ↗

30 Jan 2026

I’ll Know It When I Build It original ↗

21 Jan 2026

AI’s Missing Ingredient original ↗

20 Jan 2026

The Formula That Changed How I Think About Design original ↗

7 Jan 2026

The Three Most Powerful Words in User Research original ↗

6 Jan 2026

Your Resolution Isn’t the Problem. Your Measurement Is.original ↗

5 Jan 2026

2025

Before You Cite That Study original ↗

9 Dec 2025

What Sam Altman Just Taught Us About OKRs original ↗

2 Dec 2025

UX Is Your Moat (And You’re Ignoring It)original ↗

24 Nov 2025

The Dancing Bear Problem original ↗

22 Nov 2025

KPIs Are Your Dashboard. OKRs Are Your GPS to Somewhere New.original ↗

14 Nov 2025

The Premortem: Your Product’s Autopsy Before Launch original ↗

2 Nov 2025

Context Engineering for Non Engineers original ↗

31 Oct 2025

Why Your Brain Matters More Than Your Grade original ↗

15 Aug 2025

Why I’m Thrilled My Kid is Going to Sarah Lawrence (And You Should Want a Liberal Arts Degree Too)original ↗

12 Aug 2025

Building Product Sense: Why Your Gut Needs an Education original ↗

2 Aug 2025

OKR Dash original ↗

30 Jul 2025

Free Worksheet for Missions original ↗

28 Jul 2025

Sketching With AI: Why Physical Thinking Still Matters in the Age of Generated Everything original ↗

25 Jul 2025

Student-Created Rubrics: Preparing Designers for Real-World Quality Decisions original ↗

30 Jun 2025

The Counterintuitive Hiring Strategy for the AI Era: Getting Maximum ROI from Minimal Headcount original ↗

30 Jun 2025

How to Hire a Real UX/Product Designer original ↗

30 Jun 2025

Prototypes, Turf Wars, and Vibe Coding: Who Does What Now?original ↗

16 Jun 2025

The Recovery OKR: Goals for Healing After Burnout original ↗

2 Jun 2025

Developing Product Sense: How to See the Forest and the Trees original ↗

30 May 2025

What I’ve Learned from 15 Years of Doing OKRs original ↗

26 May 2025

We Did This to Ourselves original ↗

22 May 2025

Metrics Are Easy—Impact Is Hard original ↗

21 May 2025

Default Mode Is a Decision—Just Not Yours original ↗

20 May 2025

Why Use Personal OKRs original ↗

20 Apr 2025

How to Use GenAI with OKRs (Without Letting It Think for You)original ↗

11 Apr 2025

AI Won’t Take Your Job—But Someone Who Uses It Better Than You Will original ↗

26 Mar 2025

When (and When Not) to Use AI in Digital Product Development original ↗

25 Mar 2025

Why Qualitative Data Belongs in Your Key Results original ↗

16 Mar 2025

AI Can Synthesize Data for You—But Should It?original ↗

19 Feb 2025

From Jobs to Careers to a Calling original ↗

28 Jan 2025

2024

Manage your Life Like You Manage a Product: Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exit—and Reflect original ↗

1 Dec 2024

Continuous Reflection: Driving Success Across the Product Lifecycle original ↗

30 Nov 2024

Strategy is Not War; It’s Gardening original ↗

29 Nov 2024

Decoupling OKRs: It’s Time to Let Go original ↗

28 Nov 2024

Agile, Lean Startup, and OKRs: Cinderella’s Glass Slipper original ↗

27 Nov 2024

The Internal “How”: Building Strategic Capabilities In-House and Leveraging Process Power original ↗

14 Nov 2024

The “How” Question: Building Competitive Advantage with Seven Powers original ↗

13 Nov 2024

The “What” Question: Defining the Value You Give and Receive original ↗

12 Nov 2024

Book Review: No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer original ↗

11 Nov 2024

The “Where” Question: Mapping Out Your Path to Growth and Workplace Strategy original ↗

11 Nov 2024

The “Who” Question: Identifying Key Players Inside and Out original ↗

10 Nov 2024

The Power of “Why”: Defining Your Mission for Clarity and Purpose original ↗

9 Nov 2024

Tiny Strategy: Crafting a Clear, Flexible Plan with Six Questions original ↗

8 Nov 2024

Unlocking Competitive Advantage with “7 Powers”original ↗

6 Nov 2024

Thinking in Metrics original ↗

3 Nov 2024

Building a Strategy: Answering the Five Essential Questions original ↗

1 Nov 2024

The Tale of the Two Bakeries: A Business Fable original ↗

1 Nov 2024

The Importance of Giving Feedback Early: Don’t Let Resentment Fester original ↗

31 Oct 2024

Getting Started with Outcome Thinking original ↗

29 Oct 2024

Switcheroo for Practicing Difficult Conversations original ↗

28 Oct 2024

What Does Good Look Like?original ↗

28 Oct 2024

Why We Struggle to Get Things Done: Common Pitfalls original ↗

28 Oct 2024

Building a Product Management Class original ↗

27 Oct 2024

Five Effective Ways to Quiet a Room After a Workshop Exercise original ↗

12 Sept 2024

The Easiest Way to Start Working with OKRs original ↗

10 Sept 2024

What You Want isn’t Always What You Want original ↗

2 Aug 2024

The Product Journey and the Product Portfolio original ↗

27 May 2024

Fast Ways to Estimate Capacity original ↗

26 May 2024

Understanding Organizational Capacity: Why It Matters in OKR Practice original ↗

25 May 2024

Building an Instinct for Metrics original ↗

24 May 2024

Why We Struggle to Prioritize original ↗

22 May 2024

King of the Mountain, er, Middle original ↗

13 May 2024

Setting Personal OKRs original ↗

12 May 2024

Pre-Work for Setting OKRs original ↗

8 May 2024

Using Ikigai with Personal OKRs original ↗

6 May 2024

Harnessing Confidence Ratings for Effective OKRs original ↗

5 May 2024

Diagrams for Thinking Through a Digital Products’ Architecture original ↗

3 May 2024

Using Temporal Landmarks for Effective OKRs Adoption original ↗

2 May 2024

Cialdini’s Influence: The Secret to Achieving OKRs original ↗

28 Apr 2024

The effect of goal setting on group performance: A meta-analysis original ↗

16 Apr 2024

Navigating Prioritization: Four Approaches original ↗

10 Feb 2024

Beyond Indecision: The Psychological Forces Shaping Our Choices original ↗

8 Feb 2024

Crafting Personal OKRs for Real Change original ↗

6 Feb 2024

Closing Open Loops for Better Personal OKRs original ↗

4 Feb 2024

Out for Q1 original ↗

10 Jan 2024

2023

Tiny Strategy for Nimble Teams original ↗

15 Nov 2023

Psychological Safety in the Classroom original ↗

25 Aug 2023

2022

Podcasts of Late original ↗

20 Sept 2022

Good OKRs, Bad OKRs original ↗

14 Sept 2022

Are You Sure You Want to Use OKRs?original ↗

14 Feb 2022

2021

Psychological Safety in the Classroom original ↗

2 Dec 2021

2020

The Goal Fits the Team original ↗

4 Jul 2020

Cascading OKRs at Scale original ↗

2 Jul 2020

Design’s Unsexy Middle Bits original ↗

1 Jul 2020

Five Habits of Design Thinking original ↗

30 Jun 2020