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The Weekly Review

Transform chaotic meetings into focused 30-minute sessions.

Signal: Credibility vs Intent

Ground your goals in reality, not hope.

The Operating Layer

The missing layer between strategy and delivery.

Anti-Patterns

What breaks in how companies run, and how to fix it.

Operating LayerJanuary 7, 2026·7 min read

The Company Journal: Building Institutional Memory

Most companies lose context with every decision made in Slack and every person who leaves. A company journal creates the memory your organization needs to stop repeating mistakes.

Anti-PatternsJanuary 6, 2026·6 min read

You Don't Need OKRs Yet (And That's Okay)

If you're running a team of five to ten people, formal OKRs are probably overkill. Here's what small teams actually need, and how you'll know when it's time to add structure.

SignalJanuary 5, 2026·7 min read

Confidence Scoring: A Better Way to Track Risk

Percentage progress answers the wrong question. Leaders don't need to know "how much have we done?" — they need to know "how likely are we to succeed?" Confidence scoring answers that directly.

SignalJanuary 4, 2026·7 min read

KPIs and OKRs: The Speedometer and the GPS

Most companies conflate KPIs and OKRs. This is a category error. KPIs are your speedometer. OKRs are your GPS. You need both, and you need to understand what each one does.

Operating LayerJanuary 2, 2026·6 min read

The Three Layers of Running a Software Company

Every software company operates across three layers: strategy, delivery, and operating. Understanding which one you're neglecting is the key to running your company without chaos.

Weekly ReviewDecember 31, 2025·7 min read

The 30-Minute Leadership Review Template

Your weekly review doesn't need to take an hour. Here's the exact format high-performing teams use to run focused, decision-driven meetings in 30 minutes or less.

SignalDecember 30, 2025·6 min read

Why Your Team's 'Green' OKRs Are Lying to You

Your dashboard shows everything on track. Your gut says otherwise. Here's why the green lights are probably wrong — and what to do about it.

Anti-PatternsDecember 28, 2025·7 min read

Status Theatre Is a Symptom of Broken Tools

When people give vague updates in meetings, the problem isn't them — it's the systems that reward performance over truth. Here's how to fix it.

Operating LayerDecember 28, 2025·6 min read

What Founders Actually Need to Run Their Company

You don't need more dashboards or project managers. You need an operating layer — the connective tissue between strategy and delivery.

SignalDecember 27, 2025·6 min read

The Problem with Self-Reported OKRs

When your team reports that a key result is 70% complete, how do you know that's true? Self-reported progress measures intent, not reality.

Weekly ReviewDecember 27, 2025·6 min read

Why Your Weekly Reviews Feel Like Status Theatre

Most leadership reviews have devolved into performance over progress. Here's how to fix them and run a 30-minute meeting that actually drives clarity.

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