Jan 7, 2025
It's not working harder. It's stepping back.
The answer isn't hidden. It's waiting for a moment of space, when the mind quietly connects what was already there. That's the brilliance of stepping away.
When it clicks, everything changes.
One realisation I had was that I want to create and share a “manual of me.” Something to help others understand how I work and how best to collaborate with me. So, I went ahead and drafted the first version.
The other realisation was about how our product teams operate in the context of our market. We can move faster. We should move faster. And we will.
Big day!
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I'm a father of 3 from Sydney, a product and technology leader. I write about leadership, product management, technology and the messy reality of making work work.
I'm currently building and experimenting with a mildly alarming number of things. I also work as a fractional product leader, stepping in where the founder or CEO is still carrying product decisions on their own, and offer 1:1 product leadership coaching for senior PMs and emerging product leaders. I founded SoundingBoard, practical peer exchange for product people. Connect via LinkedIn, or follow me on X.
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