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The Corporate Bullshit Survival Guide: Because Sometimes You Need to Sound Strategic While Quietly Screaming Inside

Nov 3, 2025

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7 min read

The Corporate Bullshit Survival Guide: Because Sometimes You Need to Sound Strategic While Quietly Screaming Inside

Master corporate doublespeak to survive impossible demands. Translation tactics for when your project's on fire and you need to sound strategic.

Oct 27, 2025

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7 min read

The Agile Prison You Built Yourself

Daily standups waste 7 hours weekly on status theater. You built this Agile prison yourself. Here's how to get real coordination without the ritual.

Your Client Isn't Demanding. You Just Didn't Set Expectations

Oct 20, 2025

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10 min read

Your Client Isn't Demanding. You Just Didn't Set Expectations

Stop blaming demanding clients. You never set expectations. Your expectation management is broken, and that's why projects turn into nightmares.

Why I Keep Bringing Up Cargo Cults (And Why You Should Care)

Oct 13, 2025

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9 min read

Why I Keep Bringing Up Cargo Cults (And Why You Should Care)

Cargo cult thinking destroys software teams copying agile practices without understanding why. Learn the difference between mimicking and understanding success.

You Don't Need More Alignment Meetings. You Need Fewer Delusions.

Oct 6, 2025

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7 min read

You Don't Need More Alignment Meetings. You Need Fewer Delusions.

Your alignment problem isn't communication. It's decision avoidance. Stop scheduling alignment into oblivion and start making the hard choices.

Why Smart People Become Priority Addicts (And How to Cure Them)

Sep 29, 2025

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12 min read

Why Smart People Become Priority Addicts (And How to Cure Them)

Your smartest stakeholders are priority addicts who hoard urgent projects. Understand the psychology behind it and learn how to cure them.

You Can't "North Star" Your Way Out of Poor Execution

Sep 22, 2025

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13 min read

You Can't "North Star" Your Way Out of Poor Execution

Stop confusing direction with capability. Learn why execution management moves North Star metrics, not strategic planning.

RACI Charts Aren't the Problem. You Are.

Sep 15, 2025

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11 min read

RACI Charts Aren't the Problem. You Are.

RACI isn't broken, you're using it wrong. Stop massive matrices and accountability avoidance. Learn effective responsibility assignment.

Priority Poker: Where Planning Meets Office Politics

Sep 8, 2025

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11 min read

Priority Poker: Where Planning Meets Office Politics

Your prioritization frameworks fail because they ignore office politics. Here's the only method honest about how product decisions really get made.

The Real Reason Product Roadmaps Get Ignored

Sep 1, 2025

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9 min read

The Real Reason Product Roadmaps Get Ignored

Your roadmap fails because it's built on fantasy. Learn why teams ignore it and explore frameworks that drive real product decisions.

How to Do a Project Health Check Without Wasting Everyone's Time

Aug 25, 2025

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12 min read

How to Do a Project Health Check Without Wasting Everyone's Time

Your project health assessment is killing productivity with status theater. Here's a 30-minute health check that identify real problems instead of wasting time.

Agile Without Scrum: Is That Even Allowed?

Aug 18, 2025

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11 min read

Agile Without Scrum: Is That Even Allowed?

Your scrum theater kills productivity while ignoring agile principles. Focus on outcomes over ceremonies to build software that actually matters.

Story Points: The Exhausting Philosophy of Fake Precision

Aug 11, 2025

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10 min read

Story Points: The Exhausting Philosophy of Fake Precision

Here's why agile estimation is broken, what story points actually measure, and better ways to plan work that doesn't insult everyone's intelligence.

Advanced Remote Retrospective Psychology: When Basic Techniques Fail

Aug 4, 2025

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7 min read

Advanced Remote Retrospective Psychology: When Basic Techniques Fail

Stop running remote retrospectives that change nothing. This complete framework creates timezone accountability, surfaces real distributed work issues, and drives measurable improvement.

Remote Retrospectives That Actually Work

Aug 4, 2025

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6 min read

Remote Retrospectives That Actually Work

Stop running remote retro theater (it's not working). Your distributed team deserves better than polite complaining sessions. Here's how to fix real problems.

The Uncomfortable Questions That Actually Fix Remote Retrospectives

Aug 4, 2025

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3 min read

The Uncomfortable Questions That Actually Fix Remote Retrospectives

Start asking questions that surface real remote work problems. Here are the uncomfortable conversations your distributed team needs to have.

Your Stakeholders Have No Clue What They Want. Here's What to Do.

Jul 28, 2025

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5 min read

Your Stakeholders Have No Clue What They Want. Here's What to Do.

Your stakeholder management is failing because they communicate in buzzwords. Learn effective requirements gathering techniques to extract real needs from confused stakeholders and protect your project scope.

5-Step Framework for Real Requirements from Confused Stakeholders

Jul 28, 2025

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9 min read

5-Step Framework for Real Requirements from Confused Stakeholders

Stop playing guessing games with confused stakeholders. This 5-step framework helps you extract real requirements from people who communicate in buzzwords.

Advanced Stakeholder Management Tactics When Nice Doesn't Work

Jul 28, 2025

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5 min read

Advanced Stakeholder Management Tactics When Nice Doesn't Work

When stakeholders won't make decisions and keep changing requirements, you need advanced tactics. Here's how to handle chaos with direct confrontation.

Your MVP Is Too Polite. Ship Something That Offends Someone

Jul 21, 2025

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14 min read

Your MVP Is Too Polite. Ship Something That Offends Someone

Your MVP is failing because you're building for everyone. Learn why successful product strategies require opinionated features that some people will hate.

Agile Theatre Bingo: When Standups Become Stage Plays

Jul 14, 2025

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8 min read

Agile Theatre Bingo: When Standups Become Stage Plays

Agile transformation turned into performance art where everyone knows their role, but not why they're on stage? This will make your ceremonies bearable.

Scope Creep Isn't the Problem. Your Boundaries Are

Jul 11, 2025

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12 min read

Scope Creep Isn't the Problem. Your Boundaries Are

Stop blaming scope creep for project failures. Learn scope management and boundaries that handle change requests without destroying timelines or budgets.

Independence Day: Time to Declare Freedom from Bullshit Meetings

Jul 4, 2025

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2 min read

Independence Day: Time to Declare Freedom from Bullshit Meetings

Declare freedom from useless meetings. This guide & free toolkit shows you how to eliminate meeting theater and reclaim your calendar.

Your Backlog: The Junk Drawer of Product Development

Jun 27, 2025

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14 min read

Your Backlog: The Junk Drawer of Product Development

Escape backlog hell. Stop hoarding feature fantasies. Learn prioritization that focus on what matters and actually ship products people want to use.

How to Run a Remote Retrospective That Isn't Awkward and Pointless

Jun 26, 2025

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13 min read

How to Run a Remote Retrospective That Isn't Awkward and Pointless

Your retrospectives are awkward therapy sessions. Here's a 5-step framework for retros that actually identify problems and drive real improvements.

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The Corporate Bullshit Survival Guide: Because Sometimes You Need to Sound Strategic While Quietly Screaming Inside

The Agile Prison You Built Yourself

Your Client Isn't Demanding. You Just Didn't Set Expectations

Why I Keep Bringing Up Cargo Cults (And Why You Should Care)

You Don't Need More Alignment Meetings. You Need Fewer Delusions.

Why Smart People Become Priority Addicts (And How to Cure Them)

You Can't "North Star" Your Way Out of Poor Execution

RACI Charts Aren't the Problem. You Are.

Priority Poker: Where Planning Meets Office Politics

The Real Reason Product Roadmaps Get Ignored

How to Do a Project Health Check Without Wasting Everyone's Time

Agile Without Scrum: Is That Even Allowed?

Story Points: The Exhausting Philosophy of Fake Precision

Advanced Remote Retrospective Psychology: When Basic Techniques Fail

Remote Retrospectives That Actually Work

The Uncomfortable Questions That Actually Fix Remote Retrospectives

Your Stakeholders Have No Clue What They Want. Here's What to Do.

5-Step Framework for Real Requirements from Confused Stakeholders

Advanced Stakeholder Management Tactics When Nice Doesn't Work

Your MVP Is Too Polite. Ship Something That Offends Someone

Agile Theatre Bingo: When Standups Become Stage Plays

Scope Creep Isn't the Problem. Your Boundaries Are

Independence Day: Time to Declare Freedom from Bullshit Meetings

Your Backlog: The Junk Drawer of Product Development

How to Run a Remote Retrospective That Isn't Awkward and Pointless

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