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1 tip & 3 resources per week to improve your Strategy, OKRs, and Discovery practices in less than 5 minutes. Explore my new book on realprogressbook.com
Product Practice #408 How to Spot and StopDiscovery Slop PUBLISHED May 15, 2026 READ ON HERBIG.CO From Strategy to Derisked Assumptions Workshop Make clear strategy choices, translate them into leading product goals, and understand needed Discovery actions before deciding what to build (with and without AI Assistance). Next 3x 4h Workshop Cohort: Jun 15/16/17 Claim your Free Spot Dear Reader, The first time I heard Julia mention the idea of Discovery slop, I knew she was onto...
Product Practice #407 Your Goal Depends on Another Team — Now What? PUBLISHED May 7, 2026 READ ON HERBIG.CO Dear Reader, Your Key Result says to "Improve Conversion Rate by 7%," but you only control on-site search. You want to drive customer retention, but the marketing team is focused on new acquisition. Most teams respond in one of two ways: they water down the goal until it fits their scope (and lose the ambition), or they keep the big goal and quietly accept they can't move it. Both lead...
Product Practice #406 Why your Company's POV on OKRs matters more than Processes PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2026 READ ON HERBIG.CO Dear Reader, Before I talk with companies about OKR cadences, templates, or tools, I ask them: "What do you expect to change by using OKRs?" The answers take a bit of time. Not because they don't exist, but because OKRs have been treated as a solution without a problem to solve. OKRs haven't been treated as a product, but as a process without purpose. They've chosen a...