Some of My Favorite Questions
asked early, often"It's six months from now. You are really happy. What has changed?"
"What's actually in your way — the manual task you dread, the approval stuck somewhere, the data you don't have?"
"What does the team already know that leadership needs to hear?"
"What are you reading?"
Two Kinds of Problems.
in practice🩹
Duct Tape
When something doesn't hold together — I build the structure
The pieces are real. The seams aren't. Three teams running parallel and not talking, five spreadsheets answering one question five ways. I build the seams: shared definitions, operating rhythm, one map everyone agrees on.
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Drano
When something isn't moving — I clear the path
The work is real. The team is ready. Something's just stuck — an owner unclear, a queue unprioritized, a decision waiting on someone who doesn't know they're the bottleneck. I find what it is and clear it.
My Professional Sweet Spot
inspired by Catherine MaddenOverspecified, over-constrained.
Process for its own sake.
Process for its own sake.
Peak: trusted with the vision,
given room to lead.
given room to lead.
Undefined, unmoored.
Nothing to push against.
Nothing to push against.
What I Bring.
capabilitiesBuilding what doesn't exist yet
Project Management
Process Design
Agile / Scrum
Gap Analysis
Making complexity legible
Translating Complexity
Stakeholder Management
Technical Writing
Cross-functional Teams
Executive Comms
Turning numbers into decisions
Requirements Analysis
Working in Code
Visualization