Essays from a Shopify distinguished engineer on practical leadership, covering how to make decisions under uncertainty, how risk is absorbed and transferred within teams, and how to run effective meetings. Each issue offers concrete frameworks, such as one-way versus two-way doors and backcasting from the finish line, that readers can apply directly.
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Essays on product management, organizational dynamics and the workplace by a long-time product practitioner. Readers get reflective, nuanced takes on causality, feature factories and what companies can and cannot offer people.
Essays on leadership, governance and organisational judgement, grounded in Australian case law, survey data and political philosophy such as Burke. Readers get structured arguments with practical recommendations, plus occasional guest interviews on management methods.
Steve Magness, a performance coach and author, writes about how people sustain excellence in sport, work and life, drawing on coaching experience and psychology and physiology research. Issues pair concrete stories and coaching principles with practical takeaways on mindset, culture and technology.
Aaron Renn's essays examine American leadership, civic institutions, and the cultural foundations of national life, drawing on history and recent books. Readers get critiques of elite formation, reviews of works on the online right, and observations on the decline of selfless civic leadership in cities.
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