Decision boundaries
What I notice quite often in growing companies, or leaders stepping up in their careers, it is difficult to find a balance between giving your team the freedom to find…
How to get a 100% response rate
In the previous chapter, I talked about the biggest challenge in any growing company - communication. I also shared six main communication flows that you must establish in your company…
The biggest challenge beyond the startup
You've managed to outgrow the startup state. Congratulations! You've got some investors down your sleeve, you've got the headcount, a cool fancy office and a fridge filled with craft beer.…
How OKRs can save the world
...and when they fail miserably, I should have added. OKRs, SMART goals, KPIs, etc. - these are all great ways of making the change in your organisation. But none of…
Why democracy doesn’t work
In the first couple of months of my journey as a head of technology in the scale-up company I joined, I faced a lot of loose ends. Starting with an…
Prologue, or how it all began
Scaling the scaleup, or my journey of feeling stressed, overwhelmed and continuously failing started in January 2023 when I joined my current company. I stepped into the tech leadership role…