Benji PortwinPicking Your Hills to Die On: What to Do When You Can’t Disagree and CommitIn leadership roles, one of the most challenging aspects is deciding when to stand firm on an issue and when to “disagree and commit” for…5d ago5d ago
Benji Portwin5 Essential Tips for Running Leadership Meetings (or any group that isn’t a full time team)…There is plenty of literature and advice on how to run great team meetings and ceremonies, but there is far less on how to improve regular…Aug 12Aug 12
Benji Portwin3 Management Tips for Creating a High Trust CultureIt costs between 30%-50% of a person’s salary to replace them.Mar 21Mar 21
Benji PortwinHow Slack solved internal communications (and why email still sucks)So this is not a blog I thought I would ever write, as I simply didn’t consider myself an expert on the topic of internal communications…Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 2023
Benji PortwinCreating High Performing (Hybrid) Product/Eng TeamsThe most effective form of communication and collaboration is sitting physically in your own team room 5 days a week, however the…Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023
Benji PortwinTurns out Executive Teams are hard work — here are 5 challenges to overcome should you join one…Over the past 2.5 years I’ve spent my time and energy (as the Product Person) scaling the healthtech startup accurx. Their mission is to…Oct 31, 20221Oct 31, 20221
Benji PortwinWorking with a PA for the first timeHalf way through 2021 it became clear that I needed help.Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
Benji Portwin12 things I learnt moving into Product LeadershipA leader is best when people barely know they exist, when their work is done, their aim is fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.Feb 22, 20222Feb 22, 20222
Benji Portwin3 reasons why in-person conferences are awesomeI was lucky enough to attend TuringFest in Edinburgh this past week — it was the first time I’d been to a multi-day in-person conference…Nov 7, 2021Nov 7, 2021