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The case against daily standups
Standups optimize for the manager's anxiety, not the team's flow. Here's what to run instead.
Fran Mendez2 months ago
A simple test for whether a meeting should exist, and a template that makes the survivors worth attending.
Fran Mendez2 months ago
What actually happened when we tried a four-day week
Three months, one team, honest numbers. It's not the productivity miracle the headlines promise, but it's not nothing.
Fran Mendez3 months ago
Writing is the remote team's superpower
The teams that thrive across timezones aren't the ones with the best video setup. They're the ones who can write.
Fran Mendez3 months ago
The myth of the 10x engineer, revisited
High performers aren't ten times faster. They're ten times better at choosing what not to build.
Fran Mendez3 months ago
Your calendar is a map of your priorities
Not the ones you say out loud. The real ones. Here's how to read yours honestly.
Fran Mendez4 months ago