Over the last decade of building software products, I’ve noticed a pattern: product initiatives are more likely to fail if they don’t have the right roles in play. Why, What, How, When, and Who: Each of these five questions needs a specific name assigned to it. Job title and management lines may not matter, as …
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Meetings and Coronavirus-induced WFH
Before COVID-19, many executives easily dismissed the benefits of a remote work culture, because “in person just works better.” Now that we’re over half a year into this forced experiment, it’s time to recognize an anti-pattern: do not attempt to directly replace in-person interactions with video calls. Instead: embrace the cultural changes needed to make …
Wil.README
Over the last few years years, I’ve found myself repeating roughly the same spiel every time I onboard a new direct report. When I ran across the concept of a Manager README a few years ago, it seemed like an obvious and good idea to spend some time writing it down. Some Things About Me …