If you are like most people I know, you have way too many meetings. That leads to an overcrowded calendar and delayed decisions. Worse, it means the time you spend in meetings prevents you from doing “your” work, whatever that work is. That’s especially important the more responsibility you have. The greater your responsibility, the […]
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. The book is in technical review, which always feels like I met a big milestone. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for May 23, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I am in technical review. That’s the part of the book writing process that tells me if I messed anything up. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for May 16, 2025, where I read
Tim, a fellow consultant, explained he’d taken a transatlantic flight to deliver a keynote at a conference. I asked, “How was the business class on that airline?” He said, “I don’t know, I flew coach.” It was at least a nine-hour flight for him. Surprised, I asked, “Why?” “The conference told me they could not
Pawel Brodzinski has a terrific LinkedIn post about the value of hiring women. In his experience, they stay longer than the men. That means the investment the company makes in these people has a longer payback time. That’s an example of a safe hiring decision. That’s been my experience, too. But I didn’t just hire
Because I am finally over my cold and I fixed my website, I managed to write and record a podcast this week! What a pleasure for me. And I hope for you. The podcast is from the Effective Public Speaking book. The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna
I’m a huge fan of team-based collaboration to complete small stories through the architecture. (The image above shows three small stories implemented through the architecture.) More collaboration means lower WIP (Work in Progress). That lower WIP allows the team to increase their throughput (finished features) and lower cycle time (release something useful faster). (See how
I had so much fun recording a podcast with the Product Confidential people, Evie Brockwell and Michael Palmer. See the episode: The Essence of True Agility with Johanna Rothman. Check out the episode on Spotify and on Apple. Note: I do not use Spotify, nor do I use Apple, but I found the podcast in
I’ve been working with a new-to-the-organization senior leader, Steve, who struggles with this challenge: He wants to capitalize some operational expenses. (That’s a move from OpEx to CapEx.) He is convinced that will give him some freedom to change things while everyone is still working hard. So they’ve asked all the technical people to fill
Your managers want to measure all kinds of interesting pieces of data to run the company well. Much of that is reflected in your organization’s Profit and Loss (P&L) statement. (There’s a great site with an explanation of a P&L statement.) Notice any organization’s three big numbers: Revenue, all the operating expenses, and net earnings.