Posts
All the articles I've posted.
How to stop doing low-value work
Early in your career someone else sets your priorities. After that, choosing what to ignore becomes the hard part.
Other people have it easy...
When it goes well it was our skill. When it doesn't, it was someone else. A note on how we account for our own work.
Fear of failure doesn’t feel like a fear
Real fears make you scream. Fear of failure is quieter, which is exactly why it goes unnoticed.
Useless Metrics
Digital marketing makes it very easy to measure things that cannot change a single decision.
Being Great at What You Do
A great marketer grows brands and sells things. A great programmer ships. What does great look like in your job?
When is Conflict Constructive?
Conflict is useful when everyone wants the same outcome and disagrees on the route. It stops being useful when the outcome itself is up for grabs.
Are you getting better, on average?
Sport is obsessed with averages, and most of them are objective. The useful ones for your team probably aren't.
Choosing For or Against?
Every choice feels like picking something. Usually it is really about what you are giving up.
The Right Obsession
Companies pour enormous energy into watching competitors. That attention has a better use.
Will it be different this time?
A complaint about machines replacing labour, written in the early 1800s. Every automation wave sounds the same.