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August 2023
Conference Talk: Extreme Clarity Tips
What is is, why it matters, and how to practice it.
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Simon Cross
The NPS of You
A way to think about building your reputation over time.
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Simon Cross
July 2023
The Circle of Control
A simple framework for dealing with stressful situations, and building resilience.
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Simon Cross
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May 2023
March 2023
Throwing an Exception: 3 types of decision and what to do in each case.
TL;DR: Decisions you know you can make → communicate. Decisions you know you can’t make → escalate. Decisions you’re not sure you can take → give…
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Simon Cross
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The insane design details of the Beosound 9000
Craftsmanship to the max
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Simon Cross
3
February 2023
Joining Soundwide
A new chapter for me!
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Simon Cross
3
Precision & Recall
Two fundamental product concepts that, once you know, you'll see everywhere
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Simon Cross
January 2023
Culture by Poster
My favourite Facebook office poster slogans and what they mean to me.
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Simon Cross
4
Scorecards: a way to set goals and track progress when all else has failed.
TL;DR: Scorecards are a way of setting goals and tracking progress… before you’ve launched (and no one is using your product, before you’ve got regular…
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Simon Cross
December 2022
The Perfect Chart
How small changes in presentation of data can dramatically improve product team execution.
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Simon Cross
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