Sitemap - 2022 - Great CTOs Focus on Outcomes
Timing and starting together is important for successful change
Don't be afraid to provide detail when communicating to leaders
Finding different ways to understand progress
8 tips that help me write this publication
Influencing tip: Help others see what you see
Individual performance management maybe working against your collective goals
6 temptations causing organisations to lose their way
Don't do anything you don't want to repeat (advice for new parents)
The Principle of Least Astonishment and how it relates to outcomes-thinking
Outcome thinking applied to estimation (TLDR; its mostly waste)
What is the explanation for dysfunction in organisations?
Decisions within organisations are influenced by hard and soft incentives (part 2)
Do you like the frequency of this newsletter?
Edited: The 'soil sample' technique as an alternative to firehose drinking
A leader's prime responsibility is to provide context
Two impactful ideas to apply in software product development (part 2)
Thinking holistically about customer experience
Edited: The side-effects of only having goals at team-level
Edited: Teams with a shared vision of the future achieve more
How leaders should invest their time: Walters' Lever of Improvement
How to rally leaders around OKRs: test alignment of existing initiatives
Writing OKRs: How to write key results focused on an outcome
Zuru vs Glassdoor lawsuit: A failure to lead?
Time writing goals together pays for itself
Writing OKRs: How to write an objective focused on an outcome
What to consider when deciding to prioritise work
The role of bias in the mediocrity cycle
Dumb stuff I did early in my career
Better decisions with line of sight
Visually aligning on your what and why
Common problems in OKR reference material
Don't start your OKR journey with an OKR tool
Not all approaches to OKRs are the same (and some are better than others)
"Sorry we are too busy to help you"
What do we need to know to do something well?
The new orthodoxy is to orient work around outcomes
What appeal does basketball have for systems thinkers? part 2
What appeal does basketball have for systems thinkers?
An idea bigger than software development?
Adaptively plan to conquer dauntingly ambitious goals.
Six Simple Rules: 'Extend the shadow of the future' applied to outcome thinking