Archive - The Overlap

Seven lessons from multi pitch climbing that also apply to cross-functional teaming

Brb. Getting my MBA in the mountains.

Mar 6 •

February 2025

I was wrong about best practices killing your company

Best Practices are actually great

Feb 24 •

June 2024

My beef 🥩 with resource allocations

Let's get better at staffing projects, y'all.

Jun 7, 2024 •

April 2024

So... whatcha workin' on?

Projects I've taken on since going independent

Apr 24, 2024 •

August 2023

March 2023

The Overlap is sunsetting 🌅

I'll no longer publish this newsletter

Mar 2, 2023 •

February 2023

Define your leading and lagging indicators

The Overlap #61

Feb 9, 2023 •

Taking a break this week!

The Overlap resumes next Thursday, 2/9

Feb 2, 2023 •

January 2023

Platform teams provide the tools for other teams

So that other teams can be more capable

Jan 26, 2023 •

Asking for a sabbatical policy without feeling judged

The Overlap #59

Jan 19, 2023 •

pace layers: changing fast and slow

The Overlap #58

Jan 12, 2023 •

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