Loops & Letters

How I’m Rebuilding Teams

What I stopped doing, what I’m testing instead

Jan 19 • jose

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How Early Decisions Become Identity

What gets shaped before anyone realizes it

Jan 12 • jose

SAFe Is a Framework for Avoiding Change

The more structure you add, the less accountability you get.

Jan 6 • jose

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December 2025

The Shape of a Working Product Org

Why Clear Ownership Removes So Much Overhead

Dec 30, 2025 • jose

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The Hidden Cost of Splitting Ownership

Why organizations keep adding roles instead of deciding who owns the outcome

Dec 29, 2025 • jose

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Another Day, Another Role

How “Business Product Owner” keeps the old business–tech divide alive

Dec 28, 2025 • jose

Why Strong Teams Outgrow Scrum Masters

What happens when the role sticks around anyway

Dec 27, 2025 • jose

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Stop Hiring Product Owners

Why turning a scrum role into a job quietly broke product ownership

Dec 26, 2025 • jose

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November 2025

Why Agile, OKRs, and Spotify Squads Work Somewhere But Not Where You Work

Most companies install ways of working. Few build the conditions that make them work.

Nov 23, 2025 • jose

October 2025

Designing Around My Brain

For most of my career, I thought there was something wrong with how I work.

Oct 5, 2025 • jose

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August 2025

Simple Mode Leadership

The Meta Wins That Followed

Aug 26, 2025 • jose

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May 2025

Real Product and Design Partnership Isn’t About Ownership. It’s About Shared Thinking.

Not roles. Not rituals. Just shared clarity, or nothing works.

May 30, 2025 • jose