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From Position to Power Growth is visible. Durable advantage is structural. Drawing on Porter, Moore, and Helmer, this piece looks at how to evaluate competition beyond features and traction, and why reinforcement matters more than speed.

Position gets the date. Power gets the anniversary. Charm opens the door. Structure keeps it open.
#competition

Leading by Example, By Accident This is a short confession about how “leading by example” actually looks: telling your kid to put the phone down while you’re refreshing yours, answering emails at 23:07 while insisting nobody has to, and then pretending culture comes from values instead of habits.

We say “lead by example” but never specify which one: the slide about commitment, or the inbox cleared at 23:48 with cold pizza on the keyboard?

Great Artists Ship Building the product is only part of the job. What really matters is how it enters the world: who sees it first, how it’s explained, and what you learn once people start using it.

So, the build took you months. Now comes the easy part: explaining it, supporting it, and hoping for the best. #product #launches #execution #learning

Deciding What Not to Build Feature requests are easy to accept and hard to undo. Real product discipline shows up in deciding what not to build, and keeping the roadmap aligned with what the product is actually for.

Product management: deciding what not to build, one “this is critical” request after another.
Product manager: responsible for the roadmap. Accountable for saying no. #ProductManagement

College econ lessons that stuck with me for life:

1. Opportunity Cost: The cost of an action is the alternative you sacrifice. Working late costs dinner with your family.

2. Sunk Cost Fallacy: Don't persist just because you’ve already invested effort. If a Netflix series sucks, just stop watching.

On Careers: Maps, Not Ladders Most careers make sense only after the fact. While you’re living them, they’re navigated one choice at a time.

Most career anxiety comes from using a ladder to navigate a map.
#fieldcraft

Thanks for sharing it further, really appreciate it. And I’m glad it resonated.

Competitive Analysis Beyond the Surface Competitive intelligence isn’t a collection of competitors’ marketing materials. It may start there, but it has to go further.

Reading competitor marketing is touring the lobby. Competitive intelligence starts in the basement.
#Competition

My “favourite” is: “People don’t leave organizations, they leave managers.”
Usually said right before doing nothing about it.
Talk less. Act smarter.
Read the whole thing and reflect on it.

On Setting Expectations Most frustration doesn’t come from mistakes or bad intent. It comes from expectations that were never made explicit. When assumptions take over, timing slips, trust erodes, and friction builds quietly.

If no one’s wrong and everyone’s annoyed, it’s expectations. #fieldcraft

here’s a proof that snow still exists. #hiking #justdoit #mamil

Own Your Online Presence A thing I noticed over the holidays: many businesses still live entirely on a Facebook page. This works. Until it doesn’t. Owning your online presence matters more than most people expect.

Some businesses call it “digital strategy.” Others call it “hoping Zuck doesn’t break anything.” Well, we all know that hope isn’t a strategy, and Zuck likes to move fast and break things.

2025 was the year of the boomer investor. Actual gold outperformed digital gold (Bitcoin) by a lot.

Things You’ll Definitely Fix Next Year Next year, you’ll fix all the things you didn’t quite get to this year. Probably not in January.

Next year will be different. I’ll fix the things I already understand perfectly well. Urgency usually arrives in February. #fieldcraft

Sometimes you bring the tree home and decorate it. Othet times, you go to the tree to do the decorating. #hiking #justdoit #mamil

How to Think Clearly in an Age of Misinformation with Mike Caulfield Podcast Episode · Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People · Ep318 Bonus · 44m

This is one way I discover what to read. The downside is obvious: the list never stops growing. So for now I’m forced to work with what I’ve already pulled from this podcast. Not exactly a constraint, there’s plenty there already.
#remarkablepeople #books #podcasts
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Clarity Is Hard Clarity sounds like a virtue until you practice it. Saying what needs to be said often creates discomfort, resistance, and consequences. That’s not a bug of clarity. That’s the point.

Clarity is hard because it creates consequences. Someone has to own them. #fieldcraft

The Competitors You’re Not Watching Most companies track competitors that look like them. That’s comfortable and usually wrong. The real threat tends to come from businesses that don’t match your category, your metrics, or your mental model.

Competitive intelligence tip: the most dangerous competitor is the one not on your slides.

How Digitalised Is Your Business, Really? If you want a real picture of your digital maturity, ignore the tools and look at what your business can do on a normal Tuesday under pressure. Capabilities tell the truth; everything else is brand…

Nowadays, everyone brags about their AI pilot. Meanwhile, updating a button label still requires three meetings and a prayer.

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Say It Clearly or Do It Twice Clear requests are the fastest way to reduce rework, delays, and back-and-forth. Most teams move slowly because nobody says exactly what they need.

If your team keeps “misunderstanding” you, check the request before you check the people. #productivity #teammanagement

How to think like a beginner, even when you’re an expert One of the greatest dangers of expertise is the illusion of knowing it all.

One of the greatest dangers of expertise is the illusion of knowing it all. The moment you think you’ve mastered something is the moment you stop growing. That’s why the beginner’s mindset is essential—forever!

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The Lost Art of Finishing Starting is easy. Finishing takes rhythm, focus, and a bit of stubbornness. It’s less about stopping and more about freeing up space to start again.

I love starting new things. Right after I finish all the others I’ve started.
A few thoughts on the new post about why tying things off matters more than starting strong.
#WorkLife #Finishing #Fieldcraft

Jetpack Tools Every Blogger Should Be Using In 2025/2026 Most bloggers are sleeping on Jetpack tools that could save them $50+ monthly. I tested every hidden feature so you don't have to.

Jetpack Tools Every Blogger Should Be Using In 2025.

Brits Bank on Tech: Over 28m Adults Now Using AI Tools to Help Manage Their Money More than 28 million UK adults are now turning to artificial intelligence to help manage their money

Despite its growing popularity, trust in AI still lags behind usage.
83% of AI users say they worry about data privacy, while 80% are concerned about receiving inaccurate or outdated information.’”#ArtificialIntelligence #BigBanks

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Wayback Machine Joint Automattic has been working with the Internet Archive to develop a plugin to combat link rot, and it's a plugin I'd encourage you to install. As the plugin says: When a linked page disappears, the plugin helps preserve your user experience by redirecting visitors to a reliable archived version. It also works proactively by archiving your own posts every time they’re updated, creating a consistent backup of your content’s history. I've been doing this manually on my old archives, fixing broken links and tending the garden. But we can make it all automatic. 🙂

Wayback Machine Joint

Automattic has been working with the Internet Archive to develop a plugin to combat link rot, and it's a plugin I'd encourage you to install. As the plugin says: When a linked page disappears, the plugin helps preserve your user experience by redirecting visitors to a…

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#nofilter

How TS Anil turned Monzo around Ex-Google exec Diana Layfield is set to move into the CEO role at the neobank in February

On Thursday, leading UK challenger bank Monzo announced TS Anil would be stepping down as CEO, to be replaced by ex-Google executive Diana Layfield. #neobanks

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Everybody Talks About AI Agents A manager asks for a report on agentic AI, the team writes it with AI, and the manager summarizes it with AI. Everyone feels efficient. Nobody learns anything. Welcome to the new loop.

Everyone’s talking about agentic AI.
Nobody’s quite sure what it is.
It’s not the future, it’s already calling your dentist.
And the dentist’s AI might just answer.

When Systems Get Amnesia Systems are supposed to make work easier, not heavier. But over time, even good ones start serving themselves. Here’s how to keep structure useful and keep the purpose in sight.

Good systems evolve. Bad ones forget why they exist. Here’s how to tell the difference and fix it.
#SystemsThinking #WorkEthic #Simplify #Clarity #Fieldcraft

Right narratives shape lasting products Prioritise meaning over features.

‘We all need a story to live’

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