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People in product roles always put their customer first. But who puts them first? As a Product leader, your product team is your priority. It's your job to put them first.

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Your Strategy Didn’t Fail. Your Foundation Did.

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Ambitious People Need More Than Your Job

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Your Detail People Are the Reason Your Strategy Actually Works

The details aren't separate from the strategy. They're how strategy becomes reality.

Three questions to tell if it's them or you

Your grudge towards a person is probably totally accurate and totally wrong at the same time.

The Difference Between Growth and Misery

What if the problem isn’t your job, but what you’re avoiding?

What Texas IT Leaders Asked Me About the Builder Era

Four questions from a roomful of seasoned tech leaders and their underlying message.

Message Received and Rejected

Grit isn’t constant and neither is your competitive advantage. Yes, there’s a connection.

Wearing a Work Mask So Long You Forget Your Own Face

Most product leaders don’t lose themselves all at once. They make one small calculation at a time and stop checking the math.

How One Thinking Model Unlocks Every Stuck Decision

Why the Assumption Ladder is my go-to coaching tool and what it taught me about the gap between data and story.

Why Shipping Faster Is Making Your Product Worse

Why the rush to build faster with AI is leaving out the customer and increasing costs in the long run.