Leadership and management are distinct forces. Leadership inspires vision, drives guidance, and fosters excellence. Management ensures commu...

The only way to do great work is being detailed and pushing for the best. I was working with two developers on a new product. They were deep...

My wife and I started doing monthly day dates while the kids are at school. I take the day off from work and we get time to ourselves. And w...

Early in my leadership career, I kept making the same mistake: I took on other people’s problems as my own. It’s not leadership. And it’s a ...

A traditional 9-5 is a box—a rigid structure that stifles productivity and creativity. It’s designed for the collective, but we all have our...

We live in a world driven by algorithms. Each piece of content we consume is meticulously curated—designed to reinforce our biases and keep ...

Developing taste starts with awareness: being mindful and noticing the elements you interact with, the experiences you're part of, and the e...

You don’t have to give up your craft to grow your career. You don't have to stop doing the work to manage others. You can grow your craft an...

There’s no shortcut to learning. In order to learn something, you have to actually do the thing. And frequently that means doing it for a lo...

AI is transforming the classic product trio: product manager, designer, engineer. The roles are blending as AI closes the skill gap for each...

My 1:1 framework for empowering others to lead, grow, and build high agency.

The “Hill Chart” is one of my favorite ways to represent the progress of work. This concept originated from Jason Fried and the team at 37si...

My kids don’t understand boredom. Their time is filled with nonstop activities and screens. But boredom is valuable—it’s a skill to cultivat...

In the days when landline phones were ubiquitous, the “busy signal” was a familiar occurrence—a quick beep indicating the person you were tr...

Some of the most monumental discoveries were made by accident. Wilhelm Röntgen accidentally discovered X-rays in 1895. Alexander Fleming ac...

We’re in the fourth week of development on a new 0-1 product. My initial excitement is transforming into pressure to meet the design standa...

When confronted with difficult problems, we tend to limit our thinking based on our own mental models and experiences. These shape our perce...

Building new features and managing tech debt is a tough balance. Introducing new features increases the surface area of the codebase, which ...

How do you get a team to deliver work on time? Constraints & Controls. Delivering anything on time begins with setting a constraint: a d...

What advice do you have for an early career developer? You don’t have to know everything. The technology landscape is vast and constantly ...

In the show Silicon Valley (on HBO), the character Gavin Belson showed a slide that read “Failure = Success”. It was meant as a joke, but I...

I once tackled a massive overhaul of a marketing site and web application, going deep into the codebase to revise every line of HTML, CSS, a...

I’ve been writing content for 60 consecutive days. I’ve crafted and shared over 100 pieces of original posts, images, and videos across Twit...

Multitasking is a lie. There can only be one true priority. Write a Priority Statement to set your intention each day. What you are going t...

The phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none" often carries a negative connotation. However, the lesser-known ending of this say...

Challenged assumptions fuel discovery. As we accumulate knowledge and experience, our minds form assumptions. These assumptions help us navi...

Should we let customer feedback guide our product decisions, or is there merit in trusting our gut and the collective intuition of the team?...

Momentum is everything. Imagine a single domino setting off a chain reaction; this is momentum at work. It's about moving forward, regardles...

Spend time expressing appreciation for those you work with. Pay attention to the details: the manner in which they write their comments, the...

I've enjoyed reading the Slack release notes for years. Aside from their creative writing and humor, I've pondered why I find them so appeal...

We’re in an overbooked, meeting-first culture that keeps everyone “busy” and not focused on doing the work and delivering value. Establishin...

I thrive at the crossroads of being a maker and a manager. This intersection, rather than being a point of conflict, has become a source of ...

Focus on the journey, not just the destination. Here are three essential practices while working towards a goal: Share your progress. Embrac...

Learning to lead without an ego means embracing vulnerability. The vulnerability to share your emotions. Being a leader doesn't mean you are...

Develop a growth mindset on your team with this simple reframing technique. One of the most powerful tools in problem-solving is reframing p...

Having ample time is irrelevant without energy. Here is the method I use to manage my energy levels: Recycle: When I have HIGH ENERGY, I foc...

These are the three ways I categorize meetings: Contextual Decisions: Multiple people with distinct knowledge deciding. Collaborative Brain...

Every day I capture key data points as part of my journaling process. At the beginning of the day, I track: Mood: How I feel on a scale of ...

It may feel like fewer options are limiting, but creativity lives in constraints. Having less time forces you to use your time in creative w...

Writing to-dos without the context of how much time and energy you have is like budgeting without the context of how much money you make and...

What’s the ONE thing that has helped me stay focused and more productive? Meditation After years of on-and-off-again attempts, I finally cre...