Written Sparks
A collection of articles, thoughts and resources on OKRs, Product Management, Leadership, Communication, Gen AI & More
I’m Building An AI Coach. Here’s What It Can’t Do
I decided to try and build an AI Coach. When it comes to trying out and learning about all the new AI products tools and toys, one statement stood out for me: "Despite your fear, you should try and see if you can replace our tasks and roles with AI". Since I am...
Over 42 OKR Examples For Every Team
Below you'll find practical OKR examples for various teams, themes or industries. Very often in my workshops and OKR coaching people and teams ask me for good and bad OKR examples so I crated the...
Challenge Every Request To Start Thinking In Outcomes
Challenging every request isn’t about slowing things down with endless questioning. It’s about developing this new “muscle” to think in outcomes instead of stopping at the outputs. It’s not a confrontation but a conversation – sometimes just with yourself.
Gen AI Use Cases In Product Management
We discover more and more Gen AI use cases every day for all roles and industries and the field of product management and product managers are no exception. As a product manager, I’ve always...
A Broad Objective Statement Can Get Your Team Lost
Defining Too Broad Of An Objective One recurring pattern I've seen over the years as an OKR coach and facilitator - particularly at department and company level - is the tendency to choose or start...