Fabio Marastoni

Ok, but why do people use Jira? They would rather use Trello. They would rather use a text editor. They would rather stab themselves in the eyes. They would rather peel off their own skin and bathe their weeping raw flesh in a bath of vinegar.

Alas. They still use Jira, because these people—the people who hate Jira—aren’t the people who buy Jira. Ma... See more

Skip the Slides: Drive Faster & Better Decisions with a Memo

A meeting should be a discussion, not a lecture.

“The reason writing a ‘good’ four page memo is harder than ‘writing’ a 20-page PowerPoint is because the narrative structure of a good memo forces better thought and better understanding of what’s more important than what.”

The entire notion of biography is grounded in the arbitrary ascription of a causal relation between specified traits and subsequent events. Now consider the cemetery.

The graveyard of failed persons will be full of people who shared the following traits: courage, risk taking, optimism, et cetera. Just like the population of millionaires.

Learn transferable skills to boost your confidence at solving leader problems

Your leaders are always looking for that one team member who can quickly solve their problems.

They silently assess us based on how we manage the leader problems they throw at us. Are we cool about it? Pissy? Stressed? Uncertain? Our body language reveals what we really fe... See more