Strategy
28 posts
The OODA Loop for Startup Engineering
Boyd's OODA loop applied to startup engineering teams. How to make faster, better decisions when the landscape changes every week.
Technical Debt Is a Leadership Problem
Most tech debt conversations happen between engineers. But the decisions that create and resolve it are fundamentally leadership decisions.
The Scientific Method as a Decision Framework
Most structured decision frameworks are really just the scientific method adapted to different time scales and contexts.
Scenario Planning for When You Don't Know What's Coming
How to prepare for crises when you can't predict which specific crisis will hit - lessons from high-reliability organizations.
Decision Making Frameworks
Systematic approaches to making better decisions, from expected value theory to recognition-primed decisions and everything in between.
Recognition-Primed Decisions: Expert Intuition Under Pressure
How experts make split-second, high-consequence decisions under extreme uncertainty when there's no time for systematic analysis.
The Nursing Decision Cycle: Clinical Judgment Under Pressure
How nurses make high-consequence decisions under extreme time pressure when lives hang in the balance and mistakes cost lives.
Competitive Intelligence from Job Postings: Reading the Tea Leaves
How to systematically analyze competitors' job postings for strategic intelligence about product roadmaps and organizational changes.
Deciding with Incomplete Data: When Perfect Information Isn't Possible
How high-stakes organizations make critical decisions when waiting for complete data could be fatal. Learn three decision frameworks for uncertainty.
High-Reliability Organizations: When Failure Isn't an Option
How organizations that can't afford mistakes make decisions that save lives. Learn the five principles that keep critical systems safe.