10 items tagged with outcomes

Should individual people have OKRs? (May 5, 2025) A good OKR describes and measures an outcome, but it can be challenging to create an outcome-focused OKR for an individual.

10 OKR traps and how to avoid them (May 5, 2025) I’ve helped lots of teams implement OKRs or fix a broken OKR process. Here are the 10 most common problems I see, and what to do instead.

Think Systems, not Symptoms (December 12, 2024) Piecemeal process creation frustrates teams and slows work. Stop patching problems and start solving systems. Adopting a systems thinking approach helps you design processes that are efficient, aligned with goals, and truly add value.

Roadmap Outcomes, not Features (September 9, 2024) Drive success by roadmapping the outcomes you'll create instead of the features you'll deliver.

My productivity operating system (June 6, 2024) A framework for super-charging productivity on the things that matter.

Great product managers own the outcomes (May 5, 2024) Being a product manager means never having to say, "that's not my job."

Measuring Feature success (October 10, 2023) You're building features to solve problems. If you don't know what success looks like, how did you decide on that feature at all?

Input metrics lead to outcomes (September 9, 2023) An easy to understand example of using input metrics to track progress toward an outcome.

Lagging Outcomes (August 8, 2023) Long-term things often end up off a team's goals because they can't see how to define measurable outcomes for them. Here's how to solve that.

Developer Relations as Developer Success (October 10, 2020) Outreach, marketing, and developer evangelism are a part of Developer Relations. But the companies that are most successful with developers spend most of their time on something else.

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Your OKR Cascade is Breaking Your Strategy

Aug 1: Most companies cascade OKRs down their org chart thinking it creates alignment. Instead, it fragments strategy and marginalizes supporting teams. Here's what works better than the waterfall approach.

Your Prioritization Problem Is a Strategy Problem

Jul 23: Most teams struggle with prioritization because they're trying to optimize for everything at once. The real problem isn't having too many options—it's not having a clear strategy to choose between them. Without strategy, every decision feels equally important. With strategy, most decisions become obvious.

Behind schedule

Jul 21: Your team is 6 weeks late and still missing features. The solution isn't working harder—it's accepting that your deadlines were fake all along. Ship what you have. Cut ruthlessly. Stop letting "one more day" turn into one more month.

VC’s Future Lies In Building Winners

Jun 21: AI and megafunds are about to kill the traditional venture model, forcing smaller VCs to stop hunting for hidden gems and start rolling up their sleeves to fix broken companies instead.

Should individual people have OKRs?

May 14: A good OKR describes and measures an outcome, but it can be challenging to create an outcome-focused OKR for an individual.

10 OKR traps and how to avoid them

May 8: I’ve helped lots of teams implement OKRs or fix a broken OKR process. Here are the 10 most common problems I see, and what to do instead.

AI is Smart, But Wisdom Requires Judgement

May 3: AI can process data at lightning speed, but wisdom comes from human judgment—picking the best imperfect option when facts alone don’t point the way.

Decoding Product Leadership Titles

Mar 18: Not all product leadership titles mean what they sound like. ‘Head of Product’ can mean anything from a senior PM to a true VP. Here’s how to tell the difference.

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