Two Tools for Improving Your Closest Relationships
In today's episode, we discuss two tools that I believe will change your closest relationships forever.It can be awkward to intentionally work on communication with your closest relationships. But if ...
15 Dec 202120min
Welcome Back Interview with Ernie Miller, Head of Engineering at Monograph, Part One (Fixed Audio)
We had some gremlins in the audio processing of the first part of the interview with Ernie Miller. They've been banished! Sorry about the trouble, and thank you for listening.Today I talk with Ernie M...
14 Dec 202139min
Input Quadrant - A Tool for Better Retrospectives
We have an illusion of control when things go our way, and a bias to shift the blame when things don't go our way. In retrospectives, we also believe we know all of the variables at play.In today's ep...
13 Dec 202121min
Welcome Back Interview with Ernie Miller, Head of Engineering at Monograph, Part Two
Today I talk with Ernie Miller. Ernie is the head of engineering at Monograph. (They are hiring!) This is the second part of my interview with Ernie.We talk about the four-day work week, fragility of ...
8 Dec 202130min
Welcome Back Interview with Ernie Miller, Head of Engineering at Monograph, Part One
Today I talk with Ernie Miller. Ernie is the head of engineering at Monograph. (They are hiring!)We talk about the four-day work week, fragility of culture and the importance of taking care of it, and...
6 Dec 202139min
The Focus IS the Work
The focus is the work.When anyone asks how they can be more productive, I give them the exercise I talk about in this episode. It's extremely simple, but not easy.What are you focused on, right now? I...
1 Dec 202120min
Dealing with Inevitable But Unpredictable Events
Bugs are inevitable, but individually unpredictable. Trying to use a single strategy for dealing with these events will miss a huge number of the events, while requiring massive efforts. Instead, we s...
29 Nov 202120min
Think in Composition
Most things are compositions of other things. Most problems are multi-factorial. Most opportunities have more than one selling point.Sometimes, it helps to realign your thinking to composition, using ...
24 Nov 20219min
