Templates
Where a template encodes a specific stance — "their agenda first" in 1:1s, "what we're stopping" in the operating plan, blameless language in postmortems — that's deliberate. Change it if you disagree, but change it consciously.
Daily & Weekly
The rhythm-keepers: small, recurring, easy to skip and costly when skipped.
Onboarding & Transitions
For stepping into a role, a team, or a season of change.
Self-Introduction One-Pager
For a new team in week one. Written to be read, not presented.
Listening Tour Question Set
The same questions to everyone. Themes emerge by conversation eight.
What to Expect from Me (Shareable)
The shareable version. Every commitment should be one you actually keep.
Team Operating Plan
Two pages. The "what we're stopping" section is not optional.
Engineering Rituals
The technical-team rituals that keep quality and context from decaying.
RFC / Design Doc Template
For decisions that are hard to reverse. The alternatives section is required.
Postmortem Template
Blameless. The system allowed the failure; that's the frame, always.
On-Call Handoff
15 minutes, weekly, written down. Verbal handoffs get lost.
Tech Radar
Where we stand on each technology, dated. Stops re-litigating solved questions.