MOMEMTUM ENGINEERING

26
Jan

The 5-Minute Ceiling

James Clear tells the story of a reader named Mitch who lost 100 pounds. His secret wasn't discipline.
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15
Jan

Pep's Two Rules

Champions League stage. Penalty shootout about to begin. Everything on the line. Pep Guardiola pulls his players aside. His advice
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13
Jan

The Tentative Trap

Brian Urlacher made mistakes. Eight Pro Bowls. Four First-Team All-Pro selections. Hall of Fame. He still missed tackles. Still read
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07
Jan

The Learning Lag

You made a change on Monday. Something broke. But which change caused it? By the time you saw the problem,
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04
Jan

Truth Requires Safety

The all-hands: "We need candid feedback. Speak up if you see problems." Feedback form arrives. Everyone fills it
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01
Jan

The Math That Kills Teams

In 1964, IBM bet everything on OS/360. It would be the most ambitious software project ever attempted. One operating
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29
Dec

The Squad Model Failed

Everyone copied the Spotify model. Squads. Tribes. Chapters. Guilds. The vocabulary spread through tech companies like a virus. Here'
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26
Dec

Three Companies, One Well

April 20, 2010. Deepwater Horizon. Three companies were responsible for one well: BP, Transocean, and Halliburton. When the well blew
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25
Dec

Structure Changed Behavior

In Season 3 of The Wire, Major Bunny Colvin runs an experiment. He designates abandoned areas as "free zones&
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24
Dec

The Org Chart Ships

In 1967, computer scientist Melvin Conway made an observation. Organizations design systems that mirror their communication structures. Not metaphorically. Literally.
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