Archive - Maarten’s Newsletter

February 2025

Distrust Breeds More Distrust

When You Don't Trust Your People, That's THE Problem You Must Fix

Feb 25 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Institutionalized Competing Interests: Part II

Why Do Institutionalized Competing Interests (ICI) Happen and How Can We Resolve Them?

Feb 20 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The Unintended Accountability Sink of Scrum

Beware of 'Accountability Sinks'

Feb 18 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Writing as a Thinking Tool is a Superpower

The hidden force behind organizations such as Stripe, Amazon, and GitLab.

Feb 11 •

Marcelo Calbucci

January 2025

AIShittification: How AI Shits Over Online Communities

I Can't Wait for AI to Go Beyond the "Polly Wants a Cracker!" Level of Intelligence

Jan 29 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Institutionalized Competing Interests: Part I

The Hidden Cost of Organizing Around Expertise

Jan 28 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The Fear of Making the Wrong Choice

The fear of making the wrong choice is one of the most powerful forces in an organization.

Jan 21 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The OKR Deception

OKRs and the Lies We Tell Ourselves

Jan 18 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The Path to Enshittification

Jan 16 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Creativity: The Art of Noticing What's Around You

How Observation Feeds Your Imagination

Jan 14 •

Maarten Dalmijn

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