The Three-Lie Diagnostic: alignment test, priority test, shipped-work test. Three numbers. One uncomfortable conversation. The clearest picture of your strategy you've had in a year.

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Strong candidates do not move because a company is hiring. They move when the work offers a credible change in worth interrupting their current trajectory.

Post-incident action items (even those marked P0) often sit untouched for months. Here's why that happens, and how to fix it: better problem statements, the team's regular backlog, and a written…

Short-term metrics keep passing judgment on long-term marketing. There’s a new way to bring the two in sync. My time at Advertising Week was revealing. It was chock full of sessions that raised all…

A huge thank you to the Management Consultancies Association for this recognition, and to KPMG UK for giving me the opportunity, support, and encouragement throughout this year’s awards. Software…

One of the most powerful tools in a negotiator's toolbox is silence. Absolute, blank-faced, quiet. Silence can be particularly useful when confronted with a difficult question, presented with an…

Singapore wants to be the place startups go global from. Enterprise Singapore pitches Startup SG as "your launchpad to the region and beyond," and Budget 2026 set aside S$1 billion to top up Startup…

Contents # I have a Patreon! Video Audio The full essay I have a Patreon! # I’ve been writing since the 1900s (technically the late 90s, but still) on the web, about the web, and, over the past…

This week, I think I've been handed the antidote to the business BS and jargon problem I shared in last week's 2¢, and yes, the clue is in the title.

Chief Justice Rabner announced that Lisa D. Bigony has been named Appellate Division Deputy Clerk for Case Processing, effective today. In that role, according to a press release, she will be…

On knowledge work at scale, cognitive accessibility, and the approach I’m exploring with Knowledge Bus.

AI has made experimentation easier. The distinction between research and innovation helps us see whether an organisation is creating new knowledge or putting a significant change into use.

Be effective first at achieving your purpose. Then be efficient — because there's little joy in making the wrong thing faster. All you've done is reach the wrong place a little sooner.

In AI developer tools, we now count any advantage in “weeks ahead”. If we get a feature out a week ahead of the zeitgeist discovering it, that’s a win. The week is where all the capital comes from.…

“People have experience and exposure that you don’t have and could learn a lot from.” One of the things I enjoy most about our Creating Magic Mastermind is watching people from completely…

I’ll be honest: this is one of those subjects for which I know I have a lot to write about, but I don’t know exactly where to begin or what to even say. So here’s my stab at the biggest thing that’s…

What Sun Tzu Can Teach Modern Business Leaders About Strategy, Intelligence and Survival More than two thousand years after Sun Tzu examined the principles of warfare, his thinking continues to…

I think the software industry is heading straight toward a massive labor shortage, and the irony is that we're creating it ourselves. There’s a strange disconnect happening right now between…

In my MVP renewal post I mentioned that I was making plans to start a meetup of my own. Well, here it is! Together with Hans Muns I’m starting Cloud & Code Oost, a meetup for developers in…

I took five AI engineering paths to see what was new, then came back to job ads wondering when familiar engineering work acquired new names.

These reflect my actionable operating principles: questions I use to change decisions and behavior on a day to day basis at Wispr.

Every tutorial teaches you to get started. Almost none teach you what to do once your startup depends on what you built - like the day a hidden Twilio limit silently cut off our busiest support rep.

Having customers isn't product-market fit. We scaled too early and underestimated the cost of managing and communicating across a bigger team. Hiring won't patch your weak spots: a founder's weak…

It's all about decision effort calibration. A sample section from High Output Software Engineering.

Finish What Matters is now available directly in my Shopify store, in both ebook and paperback (it will be printed just for you and arrive in 2–3 weeks). There is also a video course available, and…

working in an isolated role and talking to people

When teams avoid disagreement in the name of being nice, important conversations go unspoken. Healthy conflict creates space for honesty, growth, and better decisions. Here's how leaders can create…

For those of you who are searching for a new role. It is definitely a new world, and from what I gather, it is even more true for those of you who are earlier in your careers. I’m looking for…

Interviewing for software engineering roles in 2026 is a challenging, fast-moving landscape. Some companies are abandoning traditional interview formats in favour of more AI-native assessments, but

When I first emailed some friends about the idea of launching this I said I'd be transparent about the money, especially as no-one’s getting paid (including setters, editors, our designer,...

Before running a sponsored or affiliate offer, ask your audience if they'd use it. The engagement tells you whether it will convert, and it primes them for the offer.

I've recently written a book called The Same Work, Done Properly. I had absolutely no idea how to go about writing and publishing an ebook until recently so I've been on a journey of discovery. There…

This week, I start my new job at Automatiq ! As I wrote in early May , I was laid off from Mechanical Orchard earlier this year. After a several month job search, I’m happy to say I’ve found a new…

A Q&A with the dean of American framebuilding on his new book series, the lessons of 50 years in the business, and why he will never make a perfect frame. The original version of this interview…