Weeknotes (10) – mama can’t pour from an empty cupLast week was exhausting. I cried in a meeting because I felt overwhelmed. The thing that tipped me over the edge was a very long email…Feb 27, 2023Feb 27, 2023
Weeknotes (9) — your diary is your priorities; being really sick; multi-disciplinary…My ‘week’ this week has actually been 2 days. I came down with a horrible lurgy on Tuesday and didn’t leave my bed for 48 hours. Despite…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Weeknotes (8) – now next later roadmaps; near misses; good readsLast week was tiring. Which is why I’m writing these on Sunday. I don’t want to get out of the habit of writing and reflecting every week…Feb 12, 2023Feb 12, 2023
Weeknotes (7) – F2F collaboration; could chatGBT replace product??This week I worked one day in our Manchester office, one from home and two days from Belfast. It’s the first time I’ve travelled by plane…Feb 5, 2023Feb 5, 2023
Weeknotes (6) — riskiest assumptions vs MVPs; connecting the strategy dotsThis week has been really energising. I’ve had 3 days in the office and the time with colleagues has been so productive (and fun!). We’ve…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
Weeknotes (5) – creating space to think; figma basics; sliding scales in decision makingWell, we had 24 hours of good family health, before D&V hit. In some ways I feel that two vomiting children when you’re not well yourself…Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
Weeknotes (4) – presentation prep styles; 5 product planning artefacts; product leadership in…This week I finally made it back into the office after a month of train strikes, illness and holidays. It felt soooo good to be back…Jan 14, 2023Jan 14, 2023
Weeknotes (3) — parenting realities; Jira product tools; quarterly planningAt the beginning of December I started writing weeknotes…and then stopped after my second issue. That wasn’t intentional. I just got sick…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
Weeknotes (2) — Outcomes over outputs; start up funding; planning in uncertain timesThis week I feel like every waking second of my days has been spent trying to reduce my work or personal to do lists and I think they’ve…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Weeknotes (1) — finance for product leaders, is Google broken?,I’ve decided to start writing weeknotes. I’ve just joined Vypr as their first Head of Product. I’m returning to work 4 days a week (80%…Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022