A New Tool From Backstory & Strategy: Introducing AgendaFlow
The missing link between good strategy and a productive meeting.
Productivity
Reclaim the War Tent
Your staff meeting is a historical accident that became bureaucratic theater. Here’s how to restore its original, high-stakes purpose.
Your Long Weekend Reading from Backstory & Strategy
From the 40-hour work week to fixing silos, catch up on the ideas that mattered this week.
How We Lost the 40-Hour Work Week (And How to Get It Back)
I used to work 70-hour weeks. Most of it was pure waste. Here's the forgotten history of the 40-hour standard, how it was stolen, and the playbook for taking our time back.
Talking Into the Void: Why Slack and Teams Still Miss the Point
Millions of us live inside Slack and Teams every day. But unless we change the culture around them, these tools will keep rewarding chatter instead of clarity.