Expert in managing product development. Writer, speaker, consultant. 20 books and counting. (Fiction, also) See https://www.jrothman.com for everything. The linktree: https://linktr.ee/johannarothmanhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mxyzxlbvyc2vhttps://johannarothman.substack.com/p/johannas-rules-for-living-with-cancer #Cancer16 Oct 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyzxlbvyc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mxwjzadrws2vA Management Minute: Train People on Skills They Need. 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https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/09/2026-26-how-old-are-your-plans/ video: youtu.be/i5xUIVGYiiY #Planning18 Sep 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvshd3c4bs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mvpzrn5dsc2xA Management Minute: How to Recognize a Change in Capacity to Stop Pressure https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/09/management-minute-how-to-recognize-a-change-in-capacity-to-stop-pressure/ #Management #Capacity17 Sep 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpzrn5dsc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mvl3gdexnk2dMy September 2026 CAL newsletter: How Can We Enjoy the Necessary Practice to Master Valuable New Skills? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/09/how-can-we-enjoy-the-necessary-practice-to-master-valuable-new-skills.html video: youtu.be/EdDOaRYrIEU #Learning #Writing15 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl3gdexnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mvaqtro3pc2yMy Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.25 Why Aging Matters https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/09/2026-25-why-aging-matters/ video: youtu.be/1riKNE8Dy5M #Planning11 Sep 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaqtro3pc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3muzcyzvnas2pA Management Minute: Treat People Fairly, Not Necessarily Equally https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/09/a-management-minute-treat-people-fairly-not-necessarily-equally/ #Management08 Sep 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzcyzvnas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3muing2ns422lAre you a published author? 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[contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muing2ns422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mu5mocks7k25My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.24 Treat All Plans as Experiments and Bets https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/2026-24-treat-all-plans-as-experiments-and-bets/ video: youtu.be/3kmevLhQ6fU #Planning28 Aug 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mocks7k25https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mu3bkgckr22vHow Can You Tell the Difference Between Inspiration and Competition? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/08/how-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-inspiration-and-competition.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #Mastery27 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3bkgckr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mtyrvwju4c2yHow to Best Learn from Your Retros: Choose One Experiment at a Time https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/how-to-best-learn-from-your-retros-choose-one-experiment-at-a-time/ #Learn26 Aug 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyrvwju4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mtm4bzgajc2vMy Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.23 HiPPOs Destroy Psychological Safety https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/2026-23-hippos-destroy-psychological-safety/ video: youtu.be/Yrb_97Nf2NI #Planning21 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm4bzgajc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mtjqjqox6k2vWhat Are You Willing to Do to Create the Culture You Want? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/08/what-are-you-willing-to-do-to-create-the-culture-you-want.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #Culture20 Aug 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjqjqox6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mtjmiopvdk2vMy August 2026 Pragmatic Manager newsletter: Three Ways to Use Guardrails to Make Progress and Adapt to Frequent Change https://www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2026/08/three-ways-to-use-guardrails-to-make-progress-and-adapt-to-frequent-change/ video: youtu.be/Xf9cQKLjubU #Planning #Change20 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjmiopvdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mt2fysbhik2hMy Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.22 When Planning Outpaces Delivery https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/2026-22-when-planning-outpaces-delivery/ video: youtu.be/EcJDif3i1D4 #Planning14 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2fysbhik2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3msygsydnu226Help needed for external camera on Mac Tahoe 26.5.2: It zooms in too far. I have tried "all" the solutions, and so far, nothing works. My built-in camera works correctly. Not my external. Looking for a solution. 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