Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership — written from 15+ years in the field.
A founder can't own everything — but checking out isn't the answer either. A practical taxonomy for deciding when to Own, Coach, Delegate, or Learn based on strategic importance and your own expertise.
Read more →Why the best engineers push for a product operating model: autonomy, clear ownership, and the end of endless coordination overhead. The engineer perspective on organizational design.
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Dogfooding agility in a consulting business: why every business runs on an operating system, how systems thinking reveals the right constraint to invest in, and what happens when you apply cross-functional product thinking to your own growth.
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‘When scaleup leaders say OKRs are broken but can’’t find anything better, the real problem is usually misapplication. How fixing OKRs back to first principles enables the aligned autonomy founder mode can’’t scale without.’
Read more →Founder mode is valuable — but micromanagement doesn't scale. How to preserve the systems thinking and direct engagement of founder mode while enabling an organization that can run without you in every detail.
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NEC was dealing with project chaos, weak product focus, and low predictability in a high-stakes engineering environment. Yuval helped combine Scrum, Kanban, and leadership-level transparency to create steadier flow and a stronger foundation for scale.
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