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Process Doesn't Transfer
Why process frameworks don't work.
24 hrs ago • 
Allen Holub
Innovation Is Overrated
Whenever I write about incremental product development driven by user feedback, somebody always chips in with “but…innovation!” and “you can’t work from…
Dec 3 • 
Allen Holub

November 2025

Working With Constraints
We all work under constraints like time or budget, even when working incrementally.
Nov 26 • 
Allen Holub
Move Fast, but Don't Break Things.
Let’s talk about “Move fast and break things.” First of all, Facebook itself changed its motto to “Move fast with stable infrastructure” in 2014.
Nov 22 • 
Allen Holub
So get crackin'!
The solution to layoffs
Nov 11 • 
Allen Holub
Just Decide, Already!
Compromise is usually avoidence
Nov 1 • 
Allen Holub

October 2025

Vibe Coding And Watches
Programming is a social activity.
Oct 26 • 
Allen Holub
Systems Of Work
Changing one thing at a time rarely works. Org improvement is not programming.
Oct 14 • 
Allen Holub
The cost of a (stand-up) meeting.
Let’s talk about the cost of a stand-up meeting.
Oct 13 • 
Allen Holub

September 2025

Argument Is A Good Thing, but…
Collaborative decision making
Sep 24 • 
Allen Holub
Management Is Not Leadership
Mangers are hardly ever leaders. Leaders emerge, they are not appointed.
Sep 23 • 
Allen Holub
AI Agents Are Not Magic
I want to cut through the "Agentic AI" gatekeeping BS for a moment.
Sep 22 • 
Allen Holub
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