Well, that's an inspiring/intimidating list. lethain.com/categories-e...

I was pretty skeptical about AI in observability. but 277 teams have run nearly 4,500 investigations with @honeycomb.io's Canvas since our beta, and it's actually... good? What convinced me: I've been at Honeycomb almost 7 years and Canvas has taught me things about our own systems I didn't know.

"OARB framework (Observation, Assertion, Repercussion, Benefit)" Another great framework from Wes Kao, similar to the SBI framework (Situation, Behavior, Impact)

I love this hack - "A useful pattern to apply everywhere is: I’ll document the answer to this question, in exchange for you providing the answer to this question." www.rubick.com/unusual-tips...

"There’s an order of operations: Folks must be sold, and only then, will they find the logistics relevant and valuable … This framework of “sales, not logistics” applies to any situation where you want to get a person or group of people to take action." newsletter.weskao.com/p/sales-not-...

"To increase the chances of getting a "yes," try this exercise. Once you’ve drafted your note, ask yourself: What part of this mentions things that mostly benefit me? What parts benefits the other person? Why would they eagerly say yes to this?" newsletter.weskao.com/p/how-to-get...

This one hit hard. "framing requests as a favor is … intellectually lazy. When you can’t fall back on framing as a favor, you’re forced to actually think about why your request is important for the business." newsletter.weskao.com/p/work-reque...

I'm always looking to find structure without bureaucracy. "Favor principles over rules: Guidelines anchored in principles travel further than rigid instructions. Instead of prescribing every step, set clear expectations and empower teams to adapt." askachiefofstaff.substack.com/p/issue-80-t...

Every time I open a new sponge: why didn't I do this sooner?

A great take on going one level deeper with strategy - "Add beliefs to [Rumelt's strategy] framework. More precisely, separate the diagnosis into present truths and future beliefs." kellblog.com/2024/05/12/s...

Don't love dunking on execs, but this process of building out KPI trees is super powerful. Execs care about revenue. How do we get them to care about outcomes? jeffgothelf.com/blog/execs-c...

As I was saying…

There is so much focus put on good KRs that I've absolutely fallen into the trap of over indexing on the KRs and ignoring the Os. This is a great reminder to ask "what 'story' the numbers will tell when we achieve them?" jeffgothelf.com/blog/okrs-wi...

I've been thinking a lot about how OKRs scale with a company. At some point, the style of OKRs starts to differentiate at different levels. There can no longer be a one size fits all approach. jeffgothelf.com/blog/how-to-...

Joining my fellow Americans. #firstamendment

These are precedented times and the precedent is a loud ass warning www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Another great take on KPI trees. I particularly liked the practical visualization ideas for showing relationships, both direct and indirect. Get started on your KPI Tree www.axel.pm/p/get-starte...

#AIWeek continues with launch two—Anomaly Detection (now in alpha), Honeycomb’s new way to stay ahead of issues. Honeycomb learns your service patterns and gives early warnings before customers are impacted. Smarter, proactive observability starts now. 👉Read more: buff.ly/hakY4jJ #honeycomb #AI

Being data-driven isn't simply looking at numbers and hoping for insights. You need approaches to help interpret the data and then respond when trends shift. Three Things You Need On Every KPI Graph www.staceybarr.com/measure-up/t...

One of the vanishingly few clear, practical, and direct treatments of how to build OKRs at the team level. Team OKRs in Action martinfowler.com/articles/tea...

Enjoying the For You feed? Give it a like ♡ to help more people discover it: bsky.app/profile/did:... The more people use it -> the more feedback we get -> the better we can make it for you.

Getting the most out of Deep Research - Step 1: Clearly state your goal - Step 2: Provide context - Step 3: Specify what you want the output to look like - Step 4: Ask for the research plan and provide feedback www.operatorshandbook.com/p/how-to-wor...

Using AI as a thought partner (see the post for the full prompt) - Reason from first principles and explain the thought process - Be specific in your critiques - Ask for more information if you need it - Push for clarity instead of going along with every ask www.operatorshandbook.com/p/how-to-wor...

Attention is all you need in this attention economy ethanding.substack.com/p/levered-be...

Driving AI at Work: "AI use that boosts individual performance does not naturally translate to improving organizational performance. To get organizational gains requires organizational innovation, rethinking incentives, processes, and even the nature of work." www.oneusefulthing.org/p/making-ai-...

I appreciate how this mirrors the problem discovery and problem selection elements of the PSHE framework which I leaned heavily on when I reworked the engineering ladder at Honeycomb. Moving from an orchestration-heavy to leadership-heavy management role. lethain.com/orchestratio...

This hit reading @charity.wtf's post: > We’ve spent the past few decades ripping … down and drifting away from these communal hubs. But we haven’t stopped wanting them, or needing them. I hope, … that we are entering into a new era of rebuilding, sadder but wiser. charity.wtf/2025/07/09/t...

I'm kinda obsessed now with bridge-based algorithms that elevate content that builds consensus rather than just engagement. Twitter's community notes is an implementation of this. www.niemanlab.org/2023/10/soci...

Ha! @charity.wtf I'm getting deja vu > Rails HTTP processing is built on a philosophy of “be liberal in what you accept” charity.wtf/2025/07/24/h... > You see Ruby, being the helpful language that it is, very kindly parses all manor of garbage bdarfler.hashnode.dev/introducing-...

It's 2025, and we are still presenting Google Slides on Zoom in edit mode. How has Slides not addressed this yet? (And yes I know there are options, but clearly they aren't solving the problem.)

When to use AI and when to keep the friction: "Preserve friction where it counts, not as nostalgia or high-minded purism, but as method and meaning. This approach will better prepare us to work successfully in the AI age. Offload the boring. Keep the stakes." every.to/thesis/in-th...

And, But, Therefore Storytelling blueprints.guide/posts/and-bu...

“What, So What, Now What”: a fantastically simple communication framework. www.physicianleaders.org/articles/a-s...

"True strategy is about placing bets and making hard choices. The objective is not to eliminate risk, but to increase the odds of success." hbr.org/2014/01/the-...

Great reminder, that you still have to do the hard work of building strategy. "OKRs … serve the corporate strategy. They do not determine it." jeffgothelf.com/blog/the-rel...

🚨 For a timely story: I’m looking to speak with parents who are concerned about how the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling could impact their local schools. DMs open. #education #parenting #LGBTQ #ReligiousFreedom #MahmoudvTaylor

Strong overlap here with the idea of "Completed Staff Work". I love how Wes goes a step further and describes how to encourage this in others. newsletter.weskao.com/p/rigorous-t...

Patterns for operationalizing strategy. How very meta. I love it. Particularly the antipatterns. Operational mechanisms for strategy. lethain.com/operations-f...

"Basically 'Who needs to know about this?' needs to become your new favorite question. Try asking it at the end of every meeting, see what happens." mollyg.substack.com/p/who-needs-...

Ooo, categories of strategies … "While there are so many policies you can write, I’ve found they generally fall into one of four major categories: approvals, allocations, direction, and guidance. This section introduces those categories." lethain.com/policy-for-s...

Not sure how I've never heard of KPI Trees before, but I'm entranced. This is an excellent example of creating clarity by making the implict explict in a simple and visual way. medium.com/@benjamin.du...

This, nicely concise treatment of Commander's Intent, has me connecting dots between CI and Os in OKRs. A hierarchy of intent that is broad yet clear at the top and gets more specific as you get closer to the work. guptasudhir.com/blog/command...

Our Field CTO, Liz, will be taking over this account on Thursday and Friday to do an AMA / deep dive into the revamped Honeycomb Telemetry Pipeline! Post your questions in advance here, or at any time through Friday!

We just launched powerful new capabilities in the Honeycomb Telemetry Pipeline, including graphical pipeline building functionality and "Enhance", which gives teams the ability to do the detective show-style "enhance the letters on that plate" for sampled data. AMA Thurs/Fri on @honeycomb.io!

This framework highlighted the tension between caring and results oriented cultures, and it gave me words for why I'm drawn to ownership and decision-making approaches that balance independence and interdependence. www.johngibbon.com/blog/harvard...

"Most people think of demanding and supportive as opposite ends of a spectrum. You can either be tough or you can be nice. But the best leaders don’t choose. They are both highly demanding and highly supportive. They push you to new heights and they also have your back." www.rkg.blog/demanding.php

Taking time each week to document lessons and articulate thoughts is one of the most effective ways to strengthen conviction. It’s uncomfortable at first because it requires original thinking … But over time it … strengthens your confidence in what you know. projectswift.substack.com/p/how-to-bui...

"I think about decisions in three ways: hats, haircuts, and tattoos." I sometimes feel boxed in by the one way / two way door framework. Adding a middle ground helps bring in some nuance. jamesclear.com/quotes/i-thi...