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The Kinesthetic Product Org
Building functional awareness with posture, tension, and breath
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Outcomes and operative phrases
Why vague language wrecks outcomes, and how to transform fuzzy objectives into an actionable strategy
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Efficiency got us Here, but it won’t get us There.
Why large companies lose altitude and how to build the muscle to rise again.
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Your Productivity system is your Map
Post 3 of 3 in the Lens → Mirror → Map series
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Productivity Is a Mirror: Fear, Power, and Identity in Disguise
Post 2 of 3 in the Lens → Mirror → Map series
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Outcomes and operative phrases
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Against Being "Data-Driven"
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Lean + XP isn't for acceleration
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Be a Weed
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Productivity Is a Lens: What Your System Reveals About How You Decide
Post 1 of 3 in the series: Lens → Mirror → Map
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Capital-E vs lowercase-e Experiments
Learning is the goal. Rigor is optional.
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Empowerment Means Leadership: Conditions for Empowerment, Part III
Preserve the ability to work on what matters with clear direction, decision rights, and good questions
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Focus on the Right Stuff: Conditions for Empowerment, Part II
Autonomy without the right work is just chaos. Here’s how to get the balance right.
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Stop making everything about (capital-A) Agile
I wrote this after a morning workout and liked it enough to post up.
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Lessons from Office Space: Conditions for Empowerment, Part I
Uniforms, Flair, and Guardrails
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Lean + XP isn't for acceleration
Fast is fragile. Flow Is sustainable
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Product as f***: Thinking in product. Writing to figure it out.
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