Building the Operating System for My Business
Dogfooding agility in a consulting business: why every business runs on an operating system, how systems thinking reveals the right constraint to invest in.
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Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership: written from 15+ years in the field.
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"OKRs S&%k": Scaling Founder Mode by Fixing OKRs
When scaleup leaders say OKRs are broken but can't find anything better, the problem is usually misapplication. Fixing OKRs is how founder mode scales.
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Founder mode is valuable, but micromanagement doesn't scale. How to keep the systems thinking and direct engagement without being in every detail.
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NEC: From Project Chaos to Predictable Flow
NEC had project chaos, weak product focus, and low predictability. Scrum, Kanban, and leadership-level transparency created steadier flow.
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Lean Portfolio Management and OKRs (Podcast)
Lean Portfolio Management and OKRs together: how strategic objectives connect to portfolio investment decisions, and what makes OKRs useful at that level.
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Private Equity Funcast: The Agility Ecosystem
Interview on the Private Equity Funcast: the agile/agility ecosystem, and how PE-backed companies benefit from organizational agility.
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