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Not all leadership is loud. Some of it happens quietly, in the gaps, holding the system together. This post is for the ones doing the product work behind the product work. medium.com/thrivve-part...

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I have been training all month for the MacMillan ‘Swim the Chanel’ event which kicks of on Sunday - I’ll be swimming the 21 miles in the month of June (in the pool 🏊‍♂️), so if you can donate even a few pounds, I and they would very much appreciate it! swimit.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising/...

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The illusion of certainty is comforting. But it doesn’t ship value. Flow doesn’t make false promises; it reflects the system you’ve built. I'm trying Substack again. If you find this useful, I'd love a follow and to hear your thoughts! open.substack.com/pub/paulisth... #honestdelivery #product

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The updated @prokanban.bsky.social Kanban Guide removed the explicit requirement for WIP limits, and a lot of people panicked. I didn’t. I built a system to show what real WIP control looks like without rigid limits. Full post here → medium.com/thrivve-part...

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WIP isn’t dead. But it is misunderstood. Too many teams treat Work in Progress like a checkbox or a board column. But it’s not just about limits — it’s about learning. My latest post, and a first with @prokanban.bsky.social www.prokanban.org/blog/wip-wha...

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I got some tough feedback this week. “I don’t care about what you did. I want to know what’s next.” It stung. But it got me thinking. Are you creating clarity? Or just contributing to the noise? medium.com/thrivve-part...

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Me: Stop doing 3 questions during daily meetings. Scrum people: It was never part of Scrum Guide! And a bad practice all along! Me (genuinely curious, looks up an older version of the Scrum Guide):

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I asked a room of leaders to forecast with dice. No tools. No slides. Just pages read, a 12-sided die, and a shift in mindset. New post: I Asked a Room Full of Leaders to Predict the Future, With Dice medium.com/thrivve-part... #Flow #MonteCarlo #Forecasting #Throughput #Uncertainty

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Founder: But they said they loved the idea! Me: You literally asked them whether they like your idea?! Founder: Sure! What's wrong with that? Me: Well, our interns during their first month know better than that. Also, do yourself a favor and read Mom's Test (www.momtestbook.com)

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We spend hours ranking maybes. We call it backlog refinement. But most backlog management isn’t about moving forward — it’s about feeling like we might, someday. Here’s why your backlog might be slowing you down instead of speeding you up: medium.com/thrivve-part...

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“Trust the team” sounds noble. But if your system is broken, trust becomes a burden. I wrote about what real trust looks like — and how to design for it, not just declare it. medium.com/thrivve-part... #agile #product #teams #delivery #trust

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My two decades of experience tell me this: most delivery problems aren’t caused by bad Agile — they’re caused by invisible flow dysfunction. If you’re not managing how work moves, you’re not managing delivery — you’re just organising chaos. medium.com/thrivve-part... #prodmgmt #agiledelivery

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RICE made my roadmap look smart. BRICE made it make money. New blog post: medium.com/thrivve-part... #product #prodmgmt I'd love to hear about your experiences with prioritisation frameworks...

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May your troubles be as few and as far apart as my grandmother’s teeth! Sláinte! Enjoy the celebrations! 🍀🍀Happy St Patrick’s day🍀🍀

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Success isn’t what holds teams back—it’s what keeps them stuck. I call it The Success Trap—when teams stop questioning, stop adapting, and start optimizing for yesterday’s wins instead of tomorrow’s. I break it all down here: medium.com/thrivve-part... Let me know what you think!

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Some teams commit to ideas too soon and pay the price. Others test, validate, and invest wisely. I call them Deciders and Seekers. Which one is your team? medium.com/thrivve-part... #productmgmt

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I have moved my blog to Substack - I am still committed to creating helpful and free content :) This week, I have written about the success delusion - I'd love to hear what you think. open.substack.com/pub/paulisth...

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I started working with a new set of teams this week, and one of the first conversations we had was on adoption; I have written about my thoughts on it - Why ‘Better’ Products Fail: The Hidden Forces That Drive (or Kill) Adoption medium.com/thrivve-part...

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If like me, you spend a lot of time with clients supporting either product or with flow work, you likely talk about (potential) value - hat tip @prokanban.bsky.social - I have written about the common mistakes I see when thinking about defining, measuring and managing it medium.com/thrivve-part...

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When Steve Jobs changed everything by unveiling the world's first product manager back in 2007

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The current state of AI integration into office products (like Google Workspace, O365) is so disappointing. Demos suggest these things can do reliable data manipulation. But every time I try things like "create a comma-separated list from these columns" it makes stuff up.

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I have worked with tens of product teams in my career, and one thing I have noticed in the best teams is their ability to keep their options open. I have written about that in my latest blog post - what do you think? Does this resonate with you? medium.com/thrivve-part... #prodmgmt

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When UX leaders don’t have a seat at the table, there will be signs… 🤣 Somewhere, a UX designer and brand manager are screaming into the void. #UX #Design #ProductDesign #ProductManagement #ContentDesign #AI

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The value of your product lies in what gets used, not what gets built.

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In today’s product world, being data-driven is essential, but misinterpreting data can lead to wasted resources. For #ProductOperations teams, distinguishing signal from noise is critical. My latest blog explores how Process Behaviour Charts enable smarter decisions. medium.com/thrivve-part...

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OMG! I HAD to get this today - version 1 was the most influential book on Flow I ever read leanpub.com/aamfp-10th @prokanban.bsky.social

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