The quiet discipline of operating leadership
Operating leadership rarely looks like the loud version boards reward. The real discipline for People and ops leaders is cadence…
Hiring for the grain: 3 interview questions for grain fit
Culture fit hires copies. Grain fit hires people who make your team decide better under pressure. Three interview questions to…
What CTOs get wrong about scale
Most scale problems are not infrastructure problems. What CTOs get wrong about scale is the decision graph above the database…
Founder-mode vs operator-mode
Founder-mode vs operator-mode is not a personality test. They are postures People and ops leaders switch between, and reading the…
The craft mindset for modern operators
Operating excellence is a craft, not a personality you hire for. The craft mindset for People and ops teams: masters…
Reading is one thing. Doing is another.
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