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Aug 4, 2025
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2 min read
3 remote retrospective anti-patterns keep distributed teams stuck in dysfunction cycles. Here's how to recognize and fix them before they kill progress.
Is your remote retrospective fixing problems or just making everyone feel heard? 5 warning signs you're running video call theater instead of driving change.
Your remote retrospective action items never get implemented because they're too vague and ignore timezones. Here's how to create distributed accountability.
Surface the root causes of your remote team's recurring problems with this adapted 5 Whys technique designed specifically for distributed work dysfunction.
Stop asking "how was async communication?" Start asking questions that surface real remote work problems. These 6 uncomfortable questions drive improvement.
Jul 28, 2025
1 min read
"Make it user-friendly" isn't a spec. "Improve the experience" isn't actionable. You build different mental models then act surprised when they don't match.
Don't eliminate scope changes. Handle them intelligently with clear boundaries protecting what matters while allowing flexibility where it adds value.
Copying data between spreadsheets. Manually updating reports. Sending the same emails weekly. You're a human API with terrible error handling.
You're measuring your way to irrelevance. Spending more time tracking metrics than improving what gets measured.
You've got processes for creating processes. Forms to request forms. Meetings about having better meetings. It's bureaucracy performing bureaucracy.
Stakeholders calling everything "critical" isn't strategic thinking—it's decision paralysis with corporate jargon. You need a defense system.
Every feature request becomes a ticket. Every meeting generates three more "good ideas." Your backlog is digital hoarding disguised as planning.
You're burying "we're 3 weeks behind" in paragraph seven. Executives scan for one thing: should I be worried?
"What did you do yesterday?" isn't project management; it's surveillance disguised as teamwork. Teams waste 15 minutes daily on status that belongs in Slack.
Jun 20, 2025
3 min read
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