Yesterday, Sam Altman declared a “code red” at OpenAI. According to leaked memos, he’s pausing advertising experiments, AI […]
What Sam Altman Just Taught Us About OKRs (Without Meaning To)
UX Is Your Moat (And You’re Ignoring It)
Last week, Google released Nano Banana Pro, their latest image generator. The demos looked impressive. I opened Gemini […]
The Dancing Bear Problem
There’s an old circus act where a bear shuffles around on its hind legs. The audience goes wild—not […]
KPIs Are Your Dashboard. OKRs Are Your GPS to Somewhere New.
I got asked again last week: “What’s the difference between KPIs and OKRs?” The person asking was a […]
The Premortem: Your Product’s Autopsy Before Launch
Most product teams plan for success, which makes sense until you realize that planning only for success is […]
Context Engineering for Non Engineers
Context Engineering for Non Engineers “Prompt engineering is dead,” the podcast guest said. “Context engineering is everything now.” […]
Why Your Brain Matters More Than Your Grade
I’m teaching CS177 Human-Centered Product Management in the fall. AI will be a core part of their work. […]
Why I’m Thrilled My Kid is Going to Sarah Lawrence (And You Should Want a Liberal Arts Degree Too)
When I tell people my kid is heading to Sarah Lawrence for a liberal arts degree, I get […]
Building Product Sense: Why Your Gut Needs an Education
When AI researchers started obsessing over “taste” last year, I had to laugh. They’d discovered what product people […]
OKR Dash
Ever worked with a CEO who wanted more than Outcome confidence—who needed to see the day-to-day heartbeat of […]
Free Worksheet for Missions
I’m going to share some worksheets from a OKR and More Workbook I’m writing. I’d love feedback! If […]
Sketching With AI: Why Physical Thinking Still Matters in the Age of Generated Everything
Last week, I watched a product designer spend 45 minutes crafting the perfect prompt for DALL-E. “Make it […]
Student-Created Rubrics: Preparing Designers for Real-World Quality Decisions
What’s a Rubric, and Why Should We Care? A rubric is basically a scorecard for quality used by […]
The Counterintuitive Hiring Strategy for the AI Era: Getting Maximum ROI from Minimal Headcount
Let’s be honest about where we are. Hiring freezes everywhere. Headcount reductions masquerading as “AI optimization.” An administration […]
How to Hire a Real UX/Product Designer
One of the biggest hiring mistakes I see over and over: teams looking for a UX/UI designer and […]
Prototypes, Turf Wars, and Vibe Coding: Who Does What Now?
Designers and PMs have always stepped on each other’s toes, especially when it’s a user-centered PM and a […]
The Recovery OKR: Goals for Healing After Burnout
We usually think of OKRs as tools for growth: ambitious, aspirational, designed to push us beyond what we […]
Developing Product Sense: How to See the Forest and the Trees
Every quarter in my Stanford Product Management class, the same question comes up: “How do I build product […]
What I’ve Learned from 15 Years of Doing OKRs
Fifteen years ago, I began experimenting with OKRs, starting at Zynga and then as I worked with startups […]
We Did This to Ourselves
The Chicago Sun-Times summer reading fiasco made the rounds online, drawing quick-fire reactions from across the spectrum. Most […]
Metrics Are Easy—Impact Is Hard
Metrics are the corporate world’s comfort blanket: soft, familiar, and dangerously good at lulling us to sleep. We […]
Default Mode Is a Decision—Just Not Yours
You ever look up from your desk, your inbox, your endless errands, and think—“Wait, how did I end […]
Why Use Personal OKRs
Back in 2012, I stumbled onto Objectives and Key Results not as a corporate mandate, but as a […]
How to Use GenAI with OKRs (Without Letting It Think for You)
There’s a dangerous temptation with AI right now: outsourcing your thinking. Don’t. Your brain is still your most […]
AI Won’t Take Your Job—But Someone Who Uses It Better Than You Will
I’m About to Make Some Predictions About AI, Which Is Probably the Dumbest Thing I Could Do. But […]
When (and When Not) to Use AI in Digital Product Development
In Co-Intelligence, Ethan Mollick points out that we often turn to AI for a first draft to escape […]
Why Qualitative Data Belongs in Your Key Results
Check out my self-serve class on OKRs! When it comes to measuring success, people tend to gravitate toward […]
AI Can Synthesize Data for You—But Should It?
AI is fantastic at synthesizing data. It can process vast amounts of information, surface trends, and summarize research […]
From Jobs to Careers to a Calling
There was a time when I thought I’d be a painter. I went to art school, spent hours […]
Manage your Life Like You Manage a Product: Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exit—and Reflect
“Life doesn’t follow a straight path” is a cliché, but as my mama always says, “They’re called truisms […]