Johanna Rothman
2026.05 Planning Miracle Happens Here
How Good is Your Backlog? Start with Ready Criteria, Part 1
Leadership Tip 26: How to Use Critical Thinking to Make Work Better
How to Know the Difference Between Plans and Wishes for the Future
Writing Secret 23: How to Ask for Useful Feedback on Short Writing
Why Writing Feels So Hard and Why AI Is Not the Answer
2026.04 More of the Carnival Short Story
Product Value Teams: Collaborative Leadership for Faster Learning and Delivery, Part 6
Less Than 24 Hours Remaining for the Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter
Public Speaking Myth Nine: I Have Nothing to Say
Public Speaking Myth Eight: Speakers Should Copy Someone Else
Public Speaking Myth Seven: Stories Do Not Matter
Leadership 25: How to Choose Autonomy to Avoid Malicious Compliance
Public Speaking Myth Six: Fiction Writers Have Nothing to Say
Public Speaking Myth Five: Shy People Cannot Be Effective Speakers
2026.03 Part of a Carnival Short Story
Public Speaking Myth Four: Only Extroverts Can Be Effective Public Speakers
Public Speaking Myth 3: Exposure is Enough Compensation for the Value You Offer
Wave Goodbye to Happy Hour: Bring Back Cafeterias and Lunch
Announcing the Effective Public Speaking Kickstarter’s First Stretch Goal
Public Speaking Myth Two: (Do Not!) Start by Introducing Yourself
2026.02 Part of a Summer Romance Short Story
My Public Speaking Kickstarter Funded!
Public Speaking Myth 1: (Do Not!) Imagine Your Audience Naked
How the Program Product Value Team Focuses on Overall Business Value, Part 5
Last Call for the Q1 2026 Writing Workshop
2026.01 Part of a Science Fiction Mystery Story
Writing Secret 21: Publish Even If You Think It’s Not Perfect
Want to Invite Culture Change? Use Stories About Who We Are, Part 2
2025.43 Part of a Science Fiction Mystery Story
Writing Secret 20: Decide When to Toss and Start Fresh
Writing Secret 19: Stuck? Draw a Picture to Explain to Yourself
The Cross-Functional Product Value Team Collaborates for Strategy and Tactics, Part 4
Writing Secret 19: How to See the Difference Between Project Block and Writer’s Block
2025.42 Summer Spy Story Excerpt
How a Vertical Product Value Team Shares Strategy and Tactics for One Product, Part 3
2025.41 Project Surprises and Actions
Want to Invite Culture Change? Combine Metrics and Stories, Part 1
Part 2: Why Teams Need Both Strategic and Tactical Product Leadership
Effective Public Speaking Has a Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page
How to Avoid Solo Product Leadership Failure with a Product Value Team, Part 1
Podcast with Kumar Dattatreyan Mostly About Management Myths
2025.40 Romantic Suspense Story Excerpt
Project Charter Part 6: The Product Vision Drives the Project Charter, Summary
Project Charter Part 5: Workshop the Project Charter with the Right People to Manage Everyone’s Time
2025.39 Fantasy Short Story Excerpt
A Terrific Effective Public Speaking Launch Video with Leanpub
Leadership Tip 23: How to Speak Truth to Power
A Project Minute: Schedule Tools Do Not Predict the Future
2025.38 Spy Excerpt
Project Charter Part 4: Define Release Criteria so You Know What Done Means & Avoid Scope Creep
2025.37 Romantic Suspense Opening
A Management Minute: Who Deserves Your Trust: AI Agent, Your Team, or Your Network
2025.36 Portal Fantasy Short Story Opening
Project Charter Part 3: How Product Risks Can Support or Change Your Feedback Loop Choices
Project Charter Part 2: Clarify the Project Driver, Boundaries, and Constraints for This Project
2025.35 Solarpunk Short Story Opening
How to See the Blind Spots That Maintain the Current System, Useful or Useless
Project Charter Part 1: Write (And Test) a Product Vision for This Project
2025.34 Black Boxes on a Virtual Presentation
How to Create a Useful Project Charter in Less Time Than You Think: Overview
Storytelling is Problem Solving on the LabView Experiment Podcast
2025.33 Caper (Mystery) Story Opening
How to Resolve the Tension Between Starting and Finishing Any Work
2025.32 Offer More Examples