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Expert in managing product development. Writer, speaker, consultant. 20 books and counting. (Fiction, also) See https://www.jrothman.com for everything. The linktree: linktr.ee/johannarothman

Joined October 2023

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · 6h
How Do You Make a Safe Hiring Decision? www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/05/... #Management #Diversity
How Do You Make a Safe Hiring Decision? - Johanna Rothman

Pawel Brodzinski has a terrific LinkedIn post about the value of hiring women. In his experience, they stay longer than […]

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · May 9
My Writing in Public podcast: 2025.16: Are You a "Best-Kept" Secret? www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/05/... video: youtu.be/1EdCNaHZTv0 #Writing #Speaking
2025.16: Are You a "Best-Kept" Secret? - Johanna Rothman

Because I am finally over my cold and I fixed my website, I managed to write and record a podcast […]

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · May 8
Do Collaboration Terms Matter? In Defense of Mobbing, Not Teaming www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/05/... #Collaboration #Mobbing
Do Collaboration Terms Matter? In Defense of Mobbing, Not Teaming - Johanna Rothman

I'm a huge fan of team-based collaboration to complete small stories through the architecture. (The image above shows three small […]

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · May 8
How Can More Adaptable Thinking Create More Success for You? createadaptablelife.com/2025/05/how-... #Strategy #Choices #QuestionOfTheWeek
How Can More Adaptable Thinking Create More Success for You? - Create an Adaptable Life

I feel as if I’m living the Satir Change model. I’ve had “Monday” every day this week. My computer keeps rebooting itself (sigh). My website hosting provider had a snafu, so my website needed some cha...

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adrianhoward adrianhoward.com · May 8
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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · May 5
Terrific Discussion About the Essence of True Agility & Feedback Loops with Product Confidential www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/05/... #ProductManagement #FeedbackLoops #Agile
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/05/terrific-discussion-about-the-essence-of-true-agility-feedback-loops-with-product-confidential/

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 30
What Does Leadership Strength Mean to You? createadaptablelife.com/2025/04/what... #leadership #QuestionOfTheWeek
What Does Leadership Strength Mean to You? - Create an Adaptable Life

We often hear “strength” used to describe leaders in our communities, at work, and certainly in politics. Often, those who talk about being “strong” equate that strength to “power.” While I do think t...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 29
How Multitasking Affects Capitalization and What You Can Try Instead www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... #Multitasking #Capitalization
How Multitasking Affects Capitalization and What You Can Try Instead - Johanna Rothman

I've been working with a new-to-the-organization senior leader, Steve, who struggles with this challenge: He wants to capitalize some operational expenses. (That's a move from OpEx to CapEx.) He is co...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 22
How to Link the Team's Measures to What Managers Want www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... #Management #metrics #ShowMeTheMoney
How to Link the Team's Measures to What Managers Want - Johanna Rothman

Your managers want to measure all kinds of interesting pieces of data to run the company well. Much of that is reflected in your organization's Profit and Loss (P&L) statement. (There's a great site w...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 18
How Can We Find Ways to Escape Our Various Undertows? createadaptablelife.com/2025/04/how-... #QuestionOfTheWeek #Choices
How Can We Find Ways to Escape Our Various Undertows? - Create an Adaptable Life

I’ve been fighting a head cold all week. That means I’ve had various Queen personas: the Nap Queen, the Cough Queen, and the Sneezing Queen. I hope I am in my final iteration of being a Cough Queen be...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 18
Even with a cold, I managed to deliver my Writing in public podcast: 2025.15: Skip the Jokes www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... video: youtu.be/A0haeMP0Byo
2025.15: Skip the Jokes - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I'm partway through the reorganization and threading of more specific ideas for writers and consultants. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transc...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 16
Writing Secret 18: Set the Context With Who Has the Problem www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... #Writing #workshop
Writing Secret 18: Set the Context With Who Has the Problem - Johanna Rothman

How do you start a piece of writing? I often start with a “story,” an anecdote about a person with a problem. Long ago, I read a project status report from Clive. It was so boring that I skimmed it—on...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 13
My Create an Adaptable Life April 2025 newsletter: How Can We Change Our Bias for Action to Gathering More Information? createadaptablelife.com/2025/04/how-... video: youtu.be/DoQZ3rzcl6Q #change #power
How Can We Change Our Bias for Action to Gathering More Information? - Create an Adaptable Life

This is Johanna Rothman’s April 2025 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. The world is in chaos. In the past, I’ve tried some small probes to ...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 11
My weekly writing WIP: 2025.14: Make Every Presentation Valuable www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... video: youtu.be/AuxG1Y5F_ag #Writing #Speaking
2025.14: Make Every Presentation Valuable - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I'm finally past the introduction. (Insert maniacal laughter here.) Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing i...

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Meg (they/them) meganroseruiz.bsky.social · Apr 10
My thoughts on Generative AI

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 8
Writing Secret 17: Write to Learn to Enjoy What and How You Write www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... #Writing #Workshop
Writing Secret 17: Write to Learn to Enjoy What and How You Write - Johanna Rothman

Some writers don't believe the promise of my Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer book. They don't believe writing can be fun. Or that writing can free your mind to think of more ideas as you write. They...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 7
A Project Minute: The Project Always Starts Before You Think It Does www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... #pmot #project #feedbackloop
A Project Minute: The Project Always Starts Before You Think It Does - Johanna Rothman

Do you feel as if you are always behind on your project? That someone—or several someones—started before you or your team started this project? It's not your imagination. They did. At the very least, ...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 4
2025.13: Introduction (Again!) www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/04/... video: youtu.be/2YIil1Bksns #Writing #Speaking
2025.13: Introduction (Again!) - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I'm in the midst of rewriting the introduction and Chapter 1. So I alternate between them and reorganize them. Yes, this is perfectly n...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Apr 3
How Can We Embrace Complexity Thinking Instead of Wishing for Simple Solutions? createadaptablelife.com/2025/04/how-... #QuestionOfTheWeek #Reality
How Can We Embrace Complexity Thinking Instead of Wishing for Simple Solutions? - Create an Adaptable Life

Do you feel as if the world is so complex that you need to somehow make it simpler—just to decide what to do next? If so, you are not alone. However, making things simpler is often not enough. Instead...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 31
I have four openings for my May 2025 writing workshop. (This is the last writing workshop for 2025.) See all the details: www.jrothman.com/services/wor... Also has a link to all my “writing secrets” posts. #Writing
Writing Workshop 1: Free Your Inner Writer & Sell Your Nonfiction Ideas - Johanna Rothman

Do you want to help people understand what you see? Sure, speaking works. But as soon as you've said it—poof—the words vanish. Speaking isn't enough for you. It's time to add writing to your skills. B...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 28
2025.12: Recognize All Your Expertise www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... video: youtu.be/l7nRM4_UNnQ #Speaking #Writing
2025.12: Recognize All Your Expertise - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Yes, I'm rewriting the introduction to make it more relevant. I suspect I will also find a new chapter title when I'm done writing. Aga...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 27
How Do You Manage to Force Yourself to Take a Rest? createadaptablelife.com/2025/03/how-... #QuestionOfTheWeek #problem-solving #Choices
How Do You Manage to Force Yourself to Take a Rest? - Create an Adaptable Life

In last week’s question, How Do You Manage to Want to Keep Learning?, my last option was to sleep on the learning to reinforce what we learned. So an eagle-eyed reader asked this question: How do you ...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 26
My March 2025 Pragmatic Manager newsletter: Help Others Say No by Changing Questions About Cost to Questions About Value www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2... video: youtu.be/UndnUBCeNWU #product #rank #value
Help Others Say No by Changing Questions About Cost to Questions About Value - Johanna Rothman

This is the March 2025 Pragmatic Manager Newsletter, from Johanna Rothman. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Susan, a product leader, has a big problem. One of the senior managers, ...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 24
Consulting Tip #10: Why Choose Focused Content Marketing Over Promotion www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... #Writing #Speaking #Marketing
Consulting Tip #10: Why Choose Focused Content Marketing Over Promotion - Johanna Rothman

In several recent conversations, new nonfiction authors and consultants asked how to best use their time to promote their book or consulting business. Some people asked if they should run ads or other...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 21
My 60 seconds of writing WIP this week: 2025.11: Effective Public Speaking: Introduction www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... video: youtu.be/SV8hhYl3GCw #Writing #Speaking
2025.11: Effective Public Speaking: Introduction - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from Effective Public Speaking. He said the book was good as it was (it helped the ideal reader, etc.). However, it didn't specifically speak to my intended audience: writers a...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 20
My question of the week: How Do You Manage To Want to Keep Learning? createadaptablelife.com/2025/03/how-... #QuestionOfTheWeek #practice
How Do You Manage To Want to Keep Learning? - Create an Adaptable Life

I’ve been learning a ton lately, all about how people work, writing, and publishing. Yes, I know a lot about how people work already, but people seem to want to use AI and other tools in ways that I t...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 20
Mine, too. Infuriating.
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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 18
Know Who This Feature or Product is For to Spend Less on Support www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... #product #respect
Know Who This Feature or Product is For to Spend Less on Support - Johanna Rothman

If you plan to add a feature or create a new product, there is one overall guideline that might make your efforts more useful. That is this: Know who this feature or product is for. What does that us...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 14
My 60 Seconds of Writing in Public: 2025.10: Fiction: An Unhappy Hike www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... video: youtu.be/aSDzG8x8_8U #writing #fiction
2025.10: Fiction: An Unhappy Hike - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from a short story I expect to finish today. I am sure the title will change. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman f...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 12
How to Reduce Planning, Deliver More, and Surprisingly, Reduce Pressure www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... #product #plan #agile
How to Reduce Planning, Deliver More, and Surprisingly, Reduce Pressure - Johanna Rothman

In my first post, Why We Have Too Much Pressure and Planning & Too Little Delivery, I discussed the issue of too much planning and how that reduced delivery. In this post, I'll address how to increase...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 10
Why We Have Too Much Pressure and Planning & Too Little Delivery www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... #product #plan #agile
Why We Have Too Much Pressure and Planning & Too Little Delivery - Johanna Rothman

I work with many teams that have extensive product backlogs. Each iteration has a backlog of more items than the team can typically finish. Worse, some organizations want many quarters' worth of backl...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 10
Thanks for including that post @krasny.co
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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 7
Writing WIP: 2025.09: Practice Your Delivery Twice www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... video: youtu.be/BGcNNolYTW8 #Writing #Speaking
2025.09: Practice Your Delivery Twice - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. My editor is almost done with his first pass. That's the pass that offers feedback on the book's organization. Then, I get to fix every...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 6
How to Tell the Difference Between Rank-Order and Prioritization www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... #Rank #ProductLeadership #Agile
How to Tell the Difference Between Rank-Order and Prioritization - Johanna Rothman

Too many of my clients confuse two specific terms: rank order and prioritization. Too often, that means the team works on too many items at the same time. That leads to high WIP, low cycle time, and l...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 5
How Much Do You Trust AI to Make Good Decisions for You? createadaptablelife.com/2025/03/how-... #Trust #AI #QuestionOfTheWeek
How Much Do You Trust AI to Make Good Decisions for You? - Create an Adaptable Life

(I wrote this post on March 5, 2024. I will have more to say about the future of AI later on in this post.) AI is all the rage these days. People use what they call “generative” AI for all kinds of th...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Mar 4
Writing Secret 16: Choose Your Timebox Size When You Feel Stuck www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/03/... #Writing #agility
Writing Secret 16: Choose Your Timebox Size When You Feel Stuck - Johanna Rothman

In my most recent writing workshop, one writer, Suzy, had a little trouble staying focused for an entire 15-minute writing session. (For my recommended writing process, see Writing Secret 12: Subheadi...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 28
My Writing in Public Podcast this week: 2025.08 Fiction: Historical Mystery www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/02/... video: youtu.be/Z4obE6lxrhs #Writing
2025.08 Fiction: Historical Mystery - Johanna Rothman

Because I'm trying very hard to avoid starting another book before I finish Effective Public Speaking, my podcast this week is from a fiction story: historical mystery, to be precise. Enjoy! The Podca...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 27
My Feb 2025 Pragmatic Manager newsletter: One Secret to Free Yourself from the Overwhelm of Product Leadership Work www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2... video: youtu.be/T6hsnBAZqTE #Collaboration #Product
One Secret to Free Yourself from the Overwhelm of Product Leadership Work - Johanna Rothman

This is the February 2025 Pragmatic Manager Newsletter, from Johanna Rothman. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. Last month, I wrote about technical leadership micromanagement and th...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 26
Register Now for the Q2 2025 Free Your Inner Writer Workshop www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/02/... #writing
Register Now for the Q2 2025 Free Your Inner Writer Workshop - Johanna Rothman

Do you want to write better and faster? Make your writing easier? You can—and you do not need to use AI to make your writing easier, better, or faster. Instead, enroll in my Q2 2025 Free Your Inner No...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 26
At Least Three Ways Swearing Is Actually Good For You createadaptablelife.com/2025/02/at-l... #adaptability #QuestionOfTheWeek
At Least Three Ways Swearing Is Actually Good For You - Create an Adaptable Life

Warning: This is not my normal question of the week. This post is all about swearing. And I will link to NSFW media. Proceed at your own risk. Now, for the good stuff—swearing. I have rules about swea...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 21
My weekly Writing in Pubilc: 2025.07 Fiction: A Fine Hand www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/02/... video: youtu.be/JqwqkNBGMDI #fiction #writing
2025.07 Fiction: A Fine Hand - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is the opening of a historical short story. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for February 21, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from a short story titled “A […]

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 18
How About We Move Fast and FIX Things? www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/02/... #agile #reality
How About We Move Fast and FIX Things? - Johanna Rothman

I use many apps on my Mac, iPad, and iPhone. There is clearly something in the air because, during the past three weeks, most of them broke. Here's a partial list: The password manager (on all three d...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 18
My February Create an Adaptable Life newsletter: When Do You Choose to Move From Risk Awareness to Contingency Planning? createadaptablelife.com/2025/02/when... video: youtu.be/96m8Y9CejPo #risk #adapt
When Do You Choose to Move From Risk Awareness to Contingency Planning? - Create an Adaptable Life

This is Johanna Rothman’s February 2025 Create an Adaptable Life Newsletter. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. A reader asked when I choose to manage risks with contingency planning...

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Johanna Rothman jrothman.com · Feb 14
This week's 60 Seconds of Writing in Public: 2025.06 Fiction, tentatively titled Action! A Saint Patrick’s Day Story www.jrothman.com/uncat/2025/0... video: youtu.be/XqMzs60IrE4 #writing #fiction
2025.06 Fiction, tentatively titled Action! A Saint Patrick’s Day Story - Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from a short story I need to finish today. (Yeah, nothing like the last minute, Johanna.) A very kind person also offered me feedback about the titles from previous “60 second...

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