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The Steady Beat - Issue 24.12.3
Hybrid work in 2025, Pentagram leans into AI, all of the Steady product updates in 2024, and the state of AI coding codependence.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.12.2
Meetings as art, embracing change in UX, banking tech talent, and managing high performers.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.12.1
The "great detachment", taking design queues from engineers, egoless engineering, and managing for "speed-to-value."

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.4
The 80/80 rule of software projects, sprint completion mythology, working less at a FAANG, and ditching product carousels.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.3
The first virtual meeting, writing stories to underpin design, mentoring people to outgrow you, and product updates from Steady.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.2
Eliminating "process debt", product management for unpredictable SaaS, handling product tours with active users, and the "carefulness knob."

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.11.1
The Gen Z issue: managing, designing, and inserting AI in product development for Gen Z.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.10.4
Coordination tax relief, distrust through sneaky design, breaking team knowledge silos, and AI relief for awful jobs.

The Steady Beat - Issue 24.10.3
A rebrand for CSS, under the hood of a browser, leaving big tech, and building great teams through great leadership.
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