Insights from 2023’s Most Popular Content
We’ve produced a lot of content over the years. And in 2023, we made a concerted effort to release more and more useful content. We… Read More
Key Ideas of the Week
Our Favorite End-of-Year Retro Format
A couple weeks ago, we recommended using the end of the year and start of the next as a time to zoom out and do… Read More
You Only Need to Change One Thing
One of our favorite thinking tools is Eli Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints. In fact, it’s become such an essential part of our work that we… Read More
Finish Strong, Start Stronger: Practical Tips for Year-End Success
The end of one year and start of another can be a difficult time for organizations and for the people in them in two, almost… Read More
When Busy Becomes a Buzzword: The Art of Value-Driven Work
In the bustling world of product development, it’s easy to fall into the trap of “busy.” Teams often find themselves knee-deep in a backlog that’s… Read More
The High Cost of Ineffective Backlog Refinement
There’s a popular myth that backlog refinement is just administrative work around a backlog—managing JIRA tickets and arguing about tasks and estimates. Humanizing Work’s Co-Founder,… Read More
Groups of Customers Lie to You
Whether a formal research session or an informal gathering of a group of customers or stakeholders, focus groups are one of the most popular ways… Read More
But We Must!
It’s been a trope in action movies forever… Leader: How long is it going to take to solve this problem? Technical Expert: At… Read More
Confirmation Bias: The Silent Product Killer
Our brains are amazing. They constantly process a ton of information in miraculous ways. As an optimization to save energy, we’re only consciously aware of… Read More
Keep Showing Up
Reflections on 100 Episodes of the Humanizing Work Show This week, we’re releasing episode 100 of the Humanizing Work Show. We… Read More