Are you a High Output Manager? By Chu Nnodu on April 30, 2025 — 1 min read If your performance happens to be judged in some way by the performance of others, you’re a manager. Maybe not directly of people, but of resources, knowledge, and some sort of productive output that keeps you employed. So now we’ve established that, the real question is, how good of a manager are you? When you... More
One Page Strategic Plan By Chu Nnodu on November 27, 2020 — 1 min read In terms of patterns for technical writing, one pagers are a personal favorite as the size constraint forces clarity and increased quality of thought. Found this gem in my inbox from 4 years ago, right around the time when I needed to plan the year ahead. Apparently it’s from a book called “Mastering the Rockefeller... More
What Ingredients Make Successful Products? By Chu Nnodu on October 20, 2016 — 1 min read Steve jobs famously spoke about the tremendous amount of craftsmanship needed to make a great product. Over the years I’ve remained curious about what ingredients create successful products. Here’s what I think from practice and observation: My approach over the last decade has been to deliberately seek traditional and non-traditional means to hone these skills. More
