Simon Joliveau Breney

Instead of checking your email first thing in the morning and then getting sucked in and reacting to other people’s priorities, deal with email at the end of the day. That way, you can use your prime hours for your Highlight and other important work. You’ll probably have a little less energy at the end of the day, but that is actually a good thing

Each plan also has an increasing number of hero features :

• 5 for Starter

• 6 for Professional

• 8 for Organization

• 10 for Enterprise

I’ve actually tested those numbers of features - and that’s exactly what performs best .

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What you don’t want to happen is unsustainable stress, or for people to not share failure or tell you when you’re wrong. So you need to actively fight this as the leader by: a) asking for dissent (“does everyone agree this is the right path? Does anyone disagree”? and letting a silence hang until someone speaks) b) reward debate. If someone dissent

The last step is shielding time in your calendar for reading, research, and writing. It could be a couple of hours on Sunday evening, or shorter sessions throughout the week. This way, you won’t let your inner critic decide when you’re ready to write (the answer would be: never ).

When something isn’t getting done, it’s because the person a) doesn’t have the time b) doesn’t have the skill or c) has some sort of psychological block. The third case is surprisingly common. After a few slips with someone I trusted, I’d just ask directly. “I noticed this work isn’t being pushed forward at the rate I expected or at the quality you

The “About Me/Us” section above is externally facing. Guiding principles on the other hand are internal and represent the core values and beliefs that provide a framework for reacting and making product decisions regardless of the situation. It ensures you and your team all react in a manner that is favorable to the success of your products. What w