Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsSoft Skills for Hard People: Embracing Modern LeadershipOrganizational change is only possible through personal transformations of individuals. The Hero’s Journey shows us how to achieve this.11 min read·Dec 21, 2019--2--2
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsHow To Explain Technical Debt To Executives. Hint: It’s Not Technical.We need to build bridges between engineering and business culture within the organization.5 min read·Nov 19, 2019--5--5
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsBuild Your Professional Network Quickly and Easily With These Simple TipsJob searching, fundraising, hiring, or selling. It’s all about networking. Here is how to effectively build the best possible network.9 min read·Aug 26, 2019--1--1
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsLeaders, The Problem Is Not Your Agile Teams — It’s You.Leaders must be prepared to look beyond just “shipping code faster” and into why their group of competent, educated teams aren’t working.6 min read·Jun 15, 2019--1--1
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsHow To Manage UpOne of them most impactful bits of feedback I ever got was when I was interviewing for a VP of Product role at a startup.5 min read·May 30, 2019----
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsChange Organizations By First Changing YourselfThere is something pretty big that I want to share with you today.7 min read·May 28, 2019--1--1
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsNavigating Difficult Conversations At WorkI used to think it was possible to convince anyone of anything, if you could only explain it clearly enough and provide enough data.6 min read·Mar 10, 2019--4--4
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsLeading With Influence When You Lack AuthorityChanging organizations requires an understanding of what makes people tick, and why they tend to cluster together around certain ideas.5 min read·Mar 2, 2019----
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsHow Psychology Affects Your Team’s Throughput and CreativityStress will destroy both your productivity and creative problem-solving ability — just the things you and your team need to compete in…11 min read·Jan 21, 2019--1--1
Sam McAfeeinStartup PatternsDon’t Start A Company Until You’ve Asked Yourself These QuestionsFor most startup founders, their key motivation is not the money or the fame of success in business. Rather, they are driven by a core…4 min read·Dec 23, 2018--2--2