Why Kanban Alone Is Never Enough for Product Development
There is a growing trend. I hear about it on a daily basis. Product teams implementing Kanban style boards to speed up innovation and improve their development process.…
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Really, Leaders Should Stop Going Out to Lunch
I received quite a response to last week’s article, “Why Exceptional Leaders Skip Lunch.” I pointed out that working at your desk through your lunch hour was a good way…
Save Any Aha! Chart, Diagram, or Table as an Image
When we created Notebooks our goal was to provide a simple way for you to present your product strategy and visual roadmaps. We quickly found out that thousands of folks…
The One Word That Honest Leaders Never Say
Did you work for a boss who said “Trust me!” and then went on to hurt you? When this happens, it is not only a sucker punch to the gut. It has lasting implications.
Why Sam the "Yes Man" Never Got Paid
I used to know a guy — we’ll call him Sam — who always agreed with everything the CEO said or did. He loved the CEO even when she was nasty or very, very wrong. He was a…
How Far in Debt Should Your Business Go?
Broke. Kaput. Dead. Finished. That is what it feels like when your small business runs out of cash. I would tell you to avoid that from happening, but that’s just…
Work Must Define You
Work has gotten a bad rap lately. It has earned the reputation as a necessary evil that you must be miserable doing. Many people say that you must maintain an equilibrium…
Why Exceptional Leaders Skip Lunch
We all have the same 24 hours in a given day, but not everyone chooses to spend their hours in a meaningful way. You may know someone who gained a leadership role who…
5 Habits of Hyper-Productive Developers
The Alpha Engineer rules Silicon Valley and all great technology ecosystems. He is tough to find, a genius in thought and a workhorse in productivity. He is worth 100 or…
How to Handle the Crazy Boss Screamer
What a great response to Tuesday’s article, How Confident Leaders Silence the Office Screamer. In this post, I related a story of a veteran kindergarten teacher who…
