Scaling Founder Mode
Founder mode is valuable — but micromanagement doesn't scale. How to preserve the systems thinking and direct engagement of founder mode while enabling an organization that can run without you in every detail.
Read more →Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership — written from 15+ years in the field.
Founder mode is valuable — but micromanagement doesn't scale. How to preserve the systems thinking and direct engagement of founder mode while enabling an organization that can run without you in every detail.
Read more →NEC was dealing with project chaos, weak product focus, and low predictability in a high-stakes engineering environment. Yuval helped combine Scrum, Kanban, and leadership-level transparency to create steadier flow and a stronger foundation for scale.
Read more →Lean Portfolio Management and OKRs together: how strategic objectives connect to portfolio investment decisions, and what makes OKRs useful at the portfolio level.
Read more →Interview on the Private Equity Funcast: explaining the agile/agility ecosystem, how PE-backed companies benefit from organizational agility, and what transformation really means.
Read more →The next frontier for agility is applying it to the company itself — not just delivery teams. A look at the scaling challenges (lost innovation, slow time-to-market, leadership bottlenecks) that call for treating the company as a product.
Read more →SAFe Strategic Themes are not OKRs — and treating them like OKRs creates confusion. When to use gradable Key Results vs directional strategic themes in SAFe.
Read more →