John Ludwig

I could spend this morning lamenting the current state of our government and leadership, but I would add nothing original to the discussion. I accept that most of our government institutions are going to be broken, and we need to start thinking about how to pick up the pieces. It

(In addition to some travel, I am currently dealing with arthritis in my thumbs, perhaps from years of typing, mousing, and phone use.  My typing is limited this week, excuse the terseness.) Affordability Often I see politicians spouting about the price of eggs or the price of hamburger.  This chart

I am traveling this week and won't get to writing a full post. But I did want to pass on one story from my father-in-law, Garry. He would watch people making poor decisions, spending time with the wrong people, and he would say: If you lie down with

Trump's "maximum disruption" approach has created a mess, but let's use the opportunity to rethink and renew our policies.

I read this thread about Cursor, which has scaled to $29B in revenue without any full-time PMs.  I am guessing “PMs” are program managers based on context.  I have a great affinity for the program manager job — and I am glad to see program management reset, getting back to basics.

Apparently Peter Drucker never said "Culture eats strategy for breakfast", but I bet he wished that he had.

Products that put strategy in front of customer needs probably aren't going to succeed. Also college football, feds vs states, and other points.

A focus on defense technology is an unacceptable and wholly inadequate vision for the country

Politics happens every day, and the energy in Portland and for this weekend's No Kings events is inspiring.