WRITING
Notes from the seat
2026-09-22
The one-page roadmap
If your plan does not fit on one page, it is not a plan. Here is the template I use with every client, and how to cut down to it.
Planning
2026-08-30
Hire your replacement in week four
Fractional leaders who do not plan their exit become permanent by accident. Start the search early and write the scorecard from the work.
Hiring
2026-07-14
Write your decisions down
A decision log is the cheapest tool I know for making a product team faster and calmer. Here is the format.
Operating
2026-05-02
Fractional is a real job
Notes from five years of working one quarter at a time.
Career
2026-03-11
The week-four cliff
What a physiotherapy app taught me about retention curves and free plans.
Retention
2026-01-20
Kill the status meeting
One written update and one review replaced four meetings a week at Halden.
Operating