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The Direction Leak | Article 7: Iterative Process

You’ve got a team that’s executing like clockwork. Code is shipping, new features are rolling out, and your sprint planning meetings are starting to feel like a well-oiled machine. But then something hits you: The “perfect” solutions you were so…

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The Direction Leak | Article 6: Boundary Clarity

You’ve got a team that’s firing on all cylinders, moving fast and executing like pros. But then, things get messy. The lines between roles blur. Developers are stepping on each other’s toes. Product managers are deep in the weeds of…

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The Direction Leak | Article 5: Feedback Loops

Your engineers are cranking out code faster than you can blink. Features are shipping left and right. Pull requests are flying through like an all-star sprint. But here’s the catch: you’re measuring speed, not results. It’s like a race car doing…

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The Direction Leak | Article 4: Roadmap Transparency

You’ve got your team working at full speed, everything’s on track—but then something strange happens. The work’s getting done, but no one knows where it’s heading. The road is clear, but the destination is a mystery. This is where the Roadmap…

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The Direction Leak | Article 3: Decision Matrix

You’ve got a fast team, full of sharp engineers, but when tough decisions come up, the whole team grinds to a halt. Why? Because everyone’s asking “Who decides?” Is it the product manager? The tech lead? Leadership? Or does it just drag…

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The Direction Leak | Article 2: Priority Sync

It happens all the time: your team is moving fast, but each person is pulling in a different direction. You’ve got a group of high-powered engineers working at full throttle, but no one is in sync. Some are building the…

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The Direction Leak | Article 1: Vision Alignment

You’ve got a fast team, firing on all cylinders. Code is flying. Pull requests are merging faster than coffee orders at a hackathon. But somehow, the product isn’t moving forward. It’s like you’ve strapped a rocket to a shopping cart.…

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The Direction Leak | Article 0: The Logic of the Leak

I see it all the time: a high-velocity team, coding like a well-oiled machine, yet the impact is… minimal. Features ship, sprints are full, Jira looks green—but the business or product barely moves forward. It’s as if I bought a…

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The Hiring Leak | Article 8: The Onboarding Vacuum

You’ve hired someone who seemed perfect on paper, interviewed well, and fit the culture—or at least what you thought was culture. And then… nothing happens. That’s the Onboarding Vacuum. Hiring Is Only the Beginning Hiring is the input. Onboarding is the…

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The Hiring Leak | Article 7: The Culture Fit Misfire

After we reach for experience, we often reach for comfort. We tell ourselves: It feels safe. It feels easy. But that’s exactly where the Culture Fit Misfire hides. Culture Fit Isn’t Neutral When we hire for culture fit, what we usually mean…

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