Director’s Fallacy

Stop Explaining Your Product to Everyone

At some point, a product manager tries to align everyone with one explanation. That is usually the moment users ignore it, stakeholders push back, and…

9 hrs ago • Arkady Pildes

Remote vs Office Is a Fake Debate

We have spent years arguing where people should work. Home or office. Freedom or control. Comfort or discipline. Meanwhile, the real question of "how…

Apr 7 • Arkady Pildes

March 2026

AI in the Newsroom: Human Core, AI Support

“AI is writing the news now.” The sentence is convenient but compresses a complex reality into something misleading. AI is indeed in the newsroom today…

Mar 31 • Arkady Pildes

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Are you a Yes-Man or a Mister No?

In product organizations, stakeholder conversations usually get two main responses: an eager yes or a defensive no. One leads to chaos, the other to…

Mar 24 • Arkady Pildes

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Translating Reality for Your Team

As a leader, your job goes beyond setting direction. You also need to help your team understand what is really happening.

Mar 17 • Arkady Pildes

The Cult of the Weekend Hero

When someone proudly writes, “I will finish this over the weekend,” we tend to admire the dedication. We rarely ask why weekend work was necessary in…

Mar 10 • Arkady Pildes

The Leverage Divide: Who Rises and Who Slips in the Age of AI

AI affects jobs in different ways. Some positions gain more authority and influence, while others slowly lose their importance. The key difference is…

Mar 3 • Arkady Pildes

February 2026

The Day Technology Became the Office Scapegoat

If you lead a tech team, you know this imbalance. Hundreds of smooth publishing cycles are seen as normal, but one incident stands out. Reliability is…

Feb 24 • Arkady Pildes

The Triangle of Sadness: When Scope, Time, and Resources All Refuse to Move

If every project you work on feels tight in a way you can’t quite explain, there’s a good chance nothing is actually wrong.

Feb 17 • Arkady Pildes

Never let a good crisis go to waste

A crisis can accomplish in weeks what years of planning often cannot. Not every crisis is helpful, but every crisis is honest.

Feb 10 • Arkady Pildes

When KPIs Start Breeding Cobras

Many managers believe that any problem can be solved by finding the right KPI. Just measure it, track it, and reward it. But history often shows the…

Feb 3 • Arkady Pildes

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January 2026

When More Data Is a Waste of Time

Product teams rely on data. Still, many decisions remain unchanged after all that learning. The real reason for this isn’t laziness or a dislike of…

Jan 27 • Arkady Pildes

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