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One Thing on Radical Agency

February 19, 2026 Bruce McCarthy

Leadership is not agreement. It’s ownership. The difference between nodding and taking responsibility.

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In ONE THING Tags nano, one thing, leadership, alignment, executive alignment, product leadership, stakeholder management, decision-making

ONE THING on Shallow Alignment

February 12, 2026 Bruce McCarthy

Shallow alignment looks like agreement with no discussion. Real alignment requires the hard conversation before the “yes.”

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In ONE THING Tags nano, one thing, leadership, stakeholders, alignment, tools, decision-making

ONE THING on Controlling Your Workspace

February 5, 2026 Bruce McCarthy

"I deleted Microsoft Teams so I could make a phone call. It’s easily the best decision I’ve made for my workflow this year."

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In ONE THING Tags nano, one thing, leadership, meetings, stakeholders, roadmaps, alignment, tools

ONE THING on Stakeholder Amnesia

January 28, 2026 Bruce McCarthy

Executives forget past agreements unless you reinforce them. Anchor roadmap commitments in economics before the next shiny object shows up.

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How Should Product Teams Use OKRs?

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OKRs are outcome-oriented and I’ve found that they work particularly well for product teams. There are, however, some cautions and updates from common practice required in a healthy product culture. I’d even say there are some things venture capitalist John Doerr got wrong in his widely read book on OKRs, Measure What Matters.

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a simple system for aligning teams around common objectives. Invented by Intel, made famous by Google and Zynga, OKRs are a huge phenomenon among tech companies and, increasingly, in any organization that wants to operate like one. Read more…