Goals Setting for Critical Work – Commit to Less and Achieve More
Setting fewer goals and achieving them is a key to success. Finding predictability in unpredictable work is challenging but rewarding.
Designing Efficient Organizations AKA Meetings Are Terrible and Waste My Time
There are some easy ways to make your organization less efficient. Involve multiple organizations spread across multiple geographies.
A Couple Decades of Unlearning — Lessons on the Path to Director
Over the couple of decades of my career, I've unlearned quite a few things. I decided to share some beliefs I've since decided were wrong.
The Productivity Cost of Growth - Why Larger Teams Fail to Deliver Results
Headcount growth negatively impacts productivity in the short run, and increases costs in the long run. It requires focused effort to minimize these negative consequences.
Interviewing at Amazon — Leadership Principles
An all encompassing summary about how to pass the Amazon leadership behavioral set of interviews, and get a job at Amazon.
Why Amazon is Innovative - Roadmap Before Resources
Resource constraints and how they define how Amazon operates and continues to innovate.
Why and When Numbers Become a Secret Weapon
Moving discussions to numbers can remove emotions and omissions from the conversation to honesty and facts.
Adding Value Through Subtraction - Why Removal Needs More Attention
Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often overlooked.
A First Principles Anecdote - How I Avoided Burnout at Amazon
Burnout is a real risk at a fast paced company. This is about a time I saved myself from burnout by using first principles.