A handover checklist: how to do it concretely
Advice on a handover checklist tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…
Using a task board: how to do it concretely
If you have already tried using a task board and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
When a Gantt chart helps: how to do it concretely
Most people want when a Gantt chart helps to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Buffers in a schedule: rhythm decides it
Most people want buffers in a schedule to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Working across time zones: what to do first
Most people do not fail at working across time zones from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Defining the final version: judge, act, review
Separate two things in defining the final version: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Building a template library: judge, act, review
If you only read one paragraph, read this: building a template library depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Structuring a knowledge base: the workable version
If you only read one paragraph, read this: structuring a knowledge base depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Search operators worth knowing: start with the conclusion
Advice on search operators worth knowing tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Writing email that gets answered: one full walkthrough
If you have already tried writing email that gets answered and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Boundaries for chat apps: start with the conclusion
If you only read one paragraph, read this: boundaries for chat apps depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Keeping meetings short: putting effort where it counts
If you only read one paragraph, read this: keeping meetings short depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Recording decisions: the workable version
If you have already tried recording decisions and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
Writing a retrospective: putting effort where it counts
If you only read one paragraph, read this: writing a retrospective depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Permissions in shared documents: the complete picture
There is plenty written about permissions in shared documents and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside…
Using version history: the workable version
Most people do not fail at using version history from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
A convention for comments: start with the conclusion
Separate two things in a convention for comments: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
A meeting-notes template: start with the conclusion
Most people do not fail at a meeting-notes template from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Preparing for screen sharing: the complete picture
Advice on preparing for screen sharing tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Bandwidth for remote meetings: putting effort where it counts
Most people want bandwidth for remote meetings to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…