Writing archive
Writing organized by creation date.
The worst thing for a capability model is to be treated as fog. Break 'where am I now, where are the gaps, where do I go next' into questions you can measure yourself, rather than relying on others to label you.
Part of the column “One-on-One Conversations” · Chapter 8
From the resume and fundamentals to the project presentation: an interview is not about guessing a standard answer, but about letting people see your facts, judgment, learning style, and way of collaborating.
Structure isn't about applying a template; it's about making problems, evidence, trade-offs, and decisions checkable by others. A ready-to-use training and questioning checklist.
Part of the column “One-on-One Conversations” · Chapter 7
Product sense isn't guessing at requirements. A ready-to-use list of talking points, from two angles: how engineers should understand the product, and what product managers actually do.
Part of the column “One-on-One Conversations” · Chapter 6
From completing requirements to taking part in planning, how engineers place technical implementation between user problems and business outcomes.
Part of the column “Product Judgment” · Chapter 1
Don't treat cooking as a test of willpower: with a small set of fixed choices, turn shopping, prep, cleanup, and unexpected changes into a sustainable routine.
A team is not simply the sum of its headcount and abilities. Real growth means forming, over time, more reliable collaboration, transferable experience, and the capacity to keep solving problems when circumstances change.
Part of the column “Building Teams” · Chapter 3
Don't judge a job by title, busyness, or short-term evaluation. Look at whether it leaves portable changes in how you understand, spend time, and execute.
Part of the column “Growth & Self-Assessment” · Chapter 2
Recruiting is not just about filling a vacancy; it is about continuously clarifying what the team needs and can offer, and calibrating judgment with every choice.
Part of the column “Recruiting & Professional Relationships” · Chapter 1