Bad idea: You can’t measure productivity
The key points from Martin Fowler’s 2003 article “Cannot Measure Productivity”:
Leadership
Do You Need to Manage Change Effectively? Use Adaptive Leadership
How the 5 principles of adaptive leadership support change management.
Keeping Your Employees Accountable as a Manager
Yes it can be done
Why you should embrace the ‘outcomes over outputs’ mindset
‘Outcomes over outputs’ is a common refrain, but why do we still see so many design teams’ deliverables go unused?
Design rituals: How we ensure high-caliber design outcomes
An inclusive high-performance culture in your design team needs thoughtful and well-crafted rituals. These conscious feedback loops and…
Continuous planning for UX teams
Manage UX backlogs the Agile way
7 Managers Later, Here’s the Good and the Bad
Hoping to one day become the best leader I can be
How to Help Your Team Take More Ownership
Here’s how to help your team step up, take charge, and own the outcomes — inside and outside their usual boundaries.
The Weaponization of “Assume Good Intent”
Some people operate on the theory that they didn’t mean any harm and people should just quit being so sensitive. But instead of asking…
How to be a Manager People Actually Want to Work For
Don’t be the boss from hell!
I Was a Manager for a Month
Lessons learned from managing a UX multidisciplinary team on short notice
Death by a thousand management quotes
Stop abusing these things people never said about innovation
How to Build a Team That’s Accountable
The cheeky secrets for building a culture that promotes ownership and encourages people to take responsibility
I Had to Quit These Things Before I Found Success as a New Manager
Start strong by avoiding these common habits
5 Underrated Skills Of A Leader That Only The Top 0.1% Value
Master these and climb to the top
Five things a manager should never do
There are so many things that you SHOULD do as a manger, that sometimes it feels like it might be easier to enumerate the things that you…
The Art of Not Having an Opinion
Knowing when to hold back makes you a better product manager — and builds a stronger team.
The C-Suite Mindset
The Art of Innovative & Visionary Thinking
Debunking The 7 Most Common Leadership Myths
Get ready to be surprised!
Simple Ways Managers Can Go From Good To Great
A small list for big results
Coaching :The 9 Simple Magic Words Every New Leader Needs
And everything was OK from that day on…
Formulating your product design north star (a.k.a design principles)
An analysis of what they are and what goes into creating them
The great post-pandemic middle-manager cull
I predicted it in the midst of the pandemic, in June 2021, and now it’s coming to pass: the realization that videoconferencing was the key to in-house communication — as well as with freelancers and…
If You’re Struggling to Build Respect as a Manager, Read This
The secrets to earning the secret sauce essential for leading effectively
10 Manager Questions that Empower Employees
How to use the power of questions to help your employees own their own problems
The Gentle Art of Disagreeing
A skill I learned as a manager that made me a better human
Behaviors to Increase Your Leadership Power
Here are 5 things you can do now that will make you a more powerful leader.
The Daily Rituals of Highly Effective Leaders
Start with these five rituals, adapt them to your style, and watch your leadership transform.
The Strategic Leader’s Dilemma: Immediate Results or Future Vision?
Learn The Three Horizons Model to Manage the Tension Between Short-Term Results and Long-Term Goals
Managers Stop Promoting Toxic Productivity
Stop equating long hours and overwork with commitment and success.