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Adam Kalsey

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The Dark Side of Input Metrics (November 11, 2023) Using input metrics in the wrong way can cause unexpected behaviors, stifled creativity, and micromanagement.

How I use OKRs (October 10, 2023) A description of how I use OKRs to guide a team, written so I can send to future teams.

Lagging Outcomes (August 8, 2023) Long-term things often end up off a team's goals because they can't see how to define measurable outcomes for them. Here's how to solve that.

Tyranny of Outcomes (August 8, 2023) An extreme focus on outcomes can have an undesired effect on product teams.

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Building the Next Big Thing: A Framework for Your Second Product
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A Framework for Scaling product teams
Oct 9: The people, processes, and systems that make up a product organization change radically as you go through the stages of a company. This framework will guide that scaling.
My Networked Webcam Setup
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Roadmap Outcomes, not Features
Sep 4: Drive success by roadmapping the outcomes you'll create instead of the features you'll deliver.
Different roadmaps for different folks
Sep 2: The key to effective roadmapping? Different views for different needs.
Micromanaging and competence
Jul 2: Providing feedback or instruction can be seen as micromanagement unless you provide context.
My productivity operating system
Jun 24: A framework for super-charging productivity on the things that matter.
Great product managers own the outcomes
May 14: Being a product manager means never having to say, "that's not my job."

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