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/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. Thanks.13 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msygsydnu226https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3msygqr5nek26My August 2026 CAL newsletter: What Would You Keep, Change, or Remove to Make Your Best Possible Life? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/08/what-would-you-keep-change-or-remove-to-make-your-best-possible-life.html video: youtu.be/ZEyQumge-Sc #Adaptable #Choices13 Aug 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msygqr5nek26https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mstfwpqxqs2gHow Flow Exposes the Reality and Costs of Progress, Part 2 https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/how-flow-exposes-the-reality-and-costs-of-progress-part-2/ #Management #Flow11 Aug 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstfwpqxqs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3msitrvpf6k2fMy Weekly #WritingWIP:2026.21 Management Costs of Delay https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/2026-21-management-costs-of-delay/ video: youtu.be/n44s9fbrbiQ #Planning07 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msitrvpf6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3msggdf7l2222How Do You Use Your Self-Talk to Finish Something You Want to Accomplish? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/08/how-do-you-use-your-self-talk-to-finish-something-you-want-to-accomplish.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #Finish06 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msggdf7l2222https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3msdwtx5s2c2lHow Cost Accounting Hides the Truth from Management, Part 1 https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/08/how-cost-accounting-hides-the-truth-from-management-part-1/ #Management #Flow05 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdwtx5s2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mrxaynqwik2fMy Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.20 Opportunity Costs Are Not the Same as the Costs of Delay https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/07/2026-20-opportunity-costs-are-not-the-same-as-the-costs-of-delay/ video: youtu.be/OSk1aGeNhzg #Planning31 Jul 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxaynqwik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mrsdlr3in22oHow Do We Trust Our Judgment When AI Offers Us Different Answers? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/07/how-do-we-trust-our-judgment-when-ai-offers-us-different-answers.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #AI29 Jul 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsdlr3in22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mrpriqqgyc2pHow to Use AI for Writing Without Stealing from Others, Yourself, or Cheating Your Readers https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/07/how-to-use-ai-for-writing-without-stealing-from-others-yourself-or-cheating-your-readers/ #AI #Writing28 Jul 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpriqqgyc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mrpricqqss2pI also used throughput accounting to manage projects and programs starting in the 1980s. No one *ever* asked me if I was "in budget." Because they could see progress. Now, if I can get my brain to start this series 😂. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpricqqss2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mrfofm2gnc27My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.19 The Sigh Test https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/07/2026-19-the-sigh-test/ video: youtu.be/Y1HdyRWSzhE #Planning24 Jul 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfofm2gnc27https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mrdcxbfhec27Drowning in Work? Three Tips to Help You Choose Your Single Focus https://www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2026/07/drowning-in-work-three-tips-to-help-you-choose-your-single-focus/ video: youtu.be/Ed2cSS2Wa4c #Choices #SayNo23 Jul 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdcxbfhec27https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mr6biy2ycc22My July 2026 Create an Adaptable Life newsletter: How Do We Choose Between a Straight Reset and Starting Anew? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/07/how-do-we-choose-between-a-straight-reset-and-starting-anew.html video: youtu.be/c1mlp_57kLs #Planning21 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6biy2ycc22https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mq5vcmgjm22iHow Do We Differentiate Between Being Disabled and Our Insufficient Abilities? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/07/how-do-we-differentiate-between-being-disabled-and-our-insufficient-abilities.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #handicap08 Jul 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5vcmgjm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mq2zf7wjd22iPublic Speaking Myth 10: Speakers Must Pay to Speak to an Audience https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/07/public-speaking-myth-10-speakers-must-pay-to-speak-to-an-audience/ #PublicSpeaking #Fees07 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2zf7wjd22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mpgxjoviqk26My June Pragmatic Manager newsletter: Leadership Tip 27: How to Support Other People’s Growth for Better Outcomes https://www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2026/06/leadership-tip-27-how-to-support-other-peoples-growth-for-better-outcomes/ video: youtu.be/4iAJtw4CvlM #Leadership29 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgxjoviqk26https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mpgxj22tqc2nThis is why I write: 👇. I suspect this is also why @ewebber.bsky.social curates her weekly posts. If we don't write, we don't learn what we know. Part of writing is letting other people know what we learned. To all of my readers: Thank you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgxj22tqc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mp766norg22bMy Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.18. Plan Confirmation Bias https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/06/2026-18-plan-confirmation-bias/ video: youtu.be/5I2lKZHwkFM #Planning26 Jun 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp766norg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mp4rliausc24How Can We Find and Use Our Courage to Maintain Our Joy? https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/06/how-can-we-find-and-use-our-courage-to-maintain-our-joy.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #Courage #Joy25 Jun 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4rliausc24https://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3moy5hfoloc2lHow and When to Use AI to Diagnose & Avoid Common Agility Problems, Part 3 https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/06/how-and-when-to-use-ai-to-diagnose-avoid-common-agility-problems-part-3/ #CycleTime #LLM23 Jun 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy5hfoloc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3monmbh6qxk2qMy Weekly #WritingWIP: 2026.17. Starting Questions for Alternative Plans https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2026/06/2026-17-starting-questions-for-alternative-plans/ video: https://youtu.be/bAhLwmKulbg?si=QJtqIZJuXWHUtPJU #Planning19 Jun 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3monmbh6qxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mol4htoxwc2dHow Could Anyone Run Out of Beer? (A Note on the World Cup and Culture) https://createadaptablelife.com/2026/06/how-could-anyone-run-out-of-beer-a-note-on-the-world-cup-and-culture.html #QuestionOfTheWeek #Culture18 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol4htoxwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jrothman.com/post/3mog4oewtds2qHow to Diagnose the Bottlenecks In Your Team to Reduce Cycle Time, Part 2 https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/agile/2026/06/how-to-diagnose-the-bottlenecks-in-your-team-to-reduce-cycle-time-part-2/ #CycleTime16 Jun 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:fomzd46gapyomdgyreqemx4q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog4oewtds2q