Measuring what doesn’t matter

Posted on November 27, 2023.

We build on the shoulders of giants. That doesn’t mean those giants were flawless. Grove, Doerr and others gave us OKRs. Here’s how they evolve.

UX Designers Should Write OKRs

Posted on August 14, 2023.

Don’t write your OKRs without involving a UX designer. They are the staunches advocate for customer behavior goals.

Always add numbers to your key results

Posted on July 17, 2023.

Quantifying your key results is not only critical to your success but it also tells you when you’re done. Why do teams avoid doing this then?

OKR Success Tip: The Quarterly Check-in

Posted on July 10, 2023.

Committing to a new way of working is risky. Reduce that risk by shortening the time between check-ins and course corrections. Here’s how.

Word Salad

Posted on June 26, 2023.

If you can’t answer a question about your job or product in a clear, concise way you may be guilty of creating a word salad.

stage and screen in the conference hall where i taught my workshop

Forget Agile. The goal is agility.

Posted on May 15, 2023.

We are always going to make a plan. Inevitably parts of that plan are going to be wrong. What you do at that moment makes all the difference.

Product managers are navigators of uncertainty

Posted on April 17, 2023.

Modern product managers are not in charge of the production line in the feature factory. They job is to navigate a product through the uncertainty of idea to production.