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We tried that—it didn't work.
The Improvement Kata
Sep 12
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Allen Holub
6
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That Lame AI SupportBot Is A Bug!
Support is a product feature.
Sep 7
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Allen Holub
3
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Scrum vs. Not-Scrum
We Need Product Managers, not Owners
Sep 5
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Allen Holub
13
August 2025
Learned (And Actual) Helplessness
Management identified "learned helplessness" is usually actual helplessness.
Aug 26
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Allen Holub
3
"Please tell me what to do!"
Not all teams are ready for autonomy.
Aug 26
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Allen Holub
8
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It works? Compared to what?
Whenever I talk about what I think of as effective ways to work, somebody always pushes back with “what we’re doing now works,” and "<some behemoth…
Aug 19
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Allen Holub
5
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Security Theater
Yes, I am a human.
Aug 17
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Allen Holub
6
1
Two Models for New Companies
You do not need VC funding or a "great idea!!!!" Instead, reduce pain.
Aug 14
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Allen Holub
5
1
Learning from Project Runway
I was watching Project Runway last night (don't judge 😄), and this particular season's dysfunction-for-entertainment aligns closely with the problems…
Aug 13
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Allen Holub
5
July 2025
Free Money!
Throughput Accounting
Jul 17
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Allen Holub
8
1
Chaos Engineering
Chaos Engineering is a test-in-production strategy that's an essential aspect of distributed-architecture development, particularly microservices, but…
Jul 2
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Allen Holub
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June 2025
Incentives working against change
Often, when people are baffled by why change can't happen, they don't consider incentive systems.
Jun 21
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Allen Holub
6
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