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Management scholar Peter Drucker nailed it decades ago when he said “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Bam!
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
“Work backwards from the narrative.”
That's the key to not shipping the org chart.
Here's Sanchan (ex-head of product at Airbnb) on how narrative-led product development works:
1. Create a narrative of what you want the customer to experience and feel
2. Challenge each team to work together to deliver the narrative
3. Deliver all features that bring the narrative to life at once
This way, teams are encouraged to work together to create a compelling customer journey instead of building in their own silos.
Note by Peter Yang on Substack
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Strategy is about how an organization will move forward. Doing strategy is figuring out how to advance the organization’s interests.
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
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