I saw a tweet by Cory Bryan that referenced a tweet from John Cutler from April 2021. I’m not sure how widely cast it was, so I thought I’d share it again here.  

To say that I love where John went is an understatement. And Cory’s edition of—

  • “How” can we…

  • “What” can we…

  • And “When” can we…

Added even more value for me.

Here are John’s questions—

  • Can we do more work we are proud of? 

  • Can we work more joyfully, and sustainably? 

  • Can we work together more often? 

  • Can we learn more effectively? Can we accelerate/amplify feedback loops? 

  • Can we shorten the distance between our team and customers/users? 

  • Can we create more lasting value for our customers, users, and company? 

  • Can we connect more of our work to real impact instead of proxies? 

  • Can we delay certain decisions until we have more information? 

  • Can we reduce the cost of changing our minds (both now, and in the future)? 

  • Can we reduce our “inventory” of unfinished, non-value-producing work?

  • Can we reduce waste that doesn’t serve the team, our customers, and our company? 

  • Can we lay the foundations that will support our future success?

I think this list is particularly useful for my colleagues in the product space. I hope the questions are as thought-provoking for you as they were for me. John is a treasure in the community in that he makes me (us) think more deeply.

I need to do more of that…

Stay agile my friends,

Bob.

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