As “product people”, we own and nurture software products with the goal of creating value for our customers (users) and achieving business results for the organizations we’re part of. We need a way to articulate how well-developed (or nascent) the different parts of our application are, make decisions on where…

Running has been part of my life since I was 12 years old. I’ve always done it. Now, if you therefore assume that I find it exciting or that it comes particularly easy to me (“he must be one of those runner types!”), the answer is surprisingly no. I had…

Not happy with your weight? Welcome to the club! Few people are. And let’s face it: Weight management is tough; weight loss is even tougher! And getting older sure doesn’t help. On the contrary: New research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has uncovered why that is: Lipid turnover in the…

Thanks to Covid-19, many of us are working from home now and we are limited in terms of where we can go and what we can do. It has been tough enough to figure out how to work in a new setting and be productive at home, so staying active…

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been quiet from me lately. …

It’s not always easy, but you CAN stay active and healthy even while locked up at home The coronavirus has certainly done a number on all of our lives. Many of us suddenly find ourselves working remotely and staying at home with our families all day. …

Ideas for your professional, personal, and family life during social distancing and working from home — Let’s be honest: the situation with the coronavirus sucks. With working from home and kids’ schools closed, everyone is cooped up in the house and going out to pursue what used to be normal, day-to-day activities is not an option any more. Our previous, ordinary life is suddenly … gone. …

How to Select Team Members that contribute to a Healthy Team Culture “Software is eating the world,” they say and it’s certainly true. But I’d argue that teams are eating the world as well. (Maybe it’s not a coincidence that basically all modern software is created by teams.) Gone are the days when it was all about individual contribution and achievement. Nowadays…

Twelve Things I Learned Working in an Office Again After Two Years Remote — It’s happened: After over two years of working remotely and learning how to make remote teams successful, I took a new job and I’m back “in the office”. …