TBM 55/52: Making a Model (Step-by-Step)
A quick work update—I'm leaving Amplitude after a fantastic run. What an amazing team and professional (and personal) adventure. I wrote a brief reflection here (on LinkedIn). As TBM readers, you've…
«To get warmed up, I start brainstorming inputs and outputs—first from the input to output direction and then from the output to input direction. »
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TBM 9/52: Writing Culture Challenges
I frequently get asked, "how do I promote a writing culture at my company?" Here is how I responded recently. A writing culture is a reading culture and a feedback-giving culture. A write-and-reading…
TBM 17/52: Decision Making vs. Decision Understanding
Big thanks to @ChrisSpalton for the review and drawings! Two anglers wade in a river. One-hundred meters from each other. They complete each other's thoughts. I cast here. You cast there. I move here.…
«Decision drift is when you decide something, but then your commitment drifts. Your team feels they are going back to the drawing board often»
TBM 49/52: Pyramid of Leadership Self/Other Awareness
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