I am Roberto Hortal, a Product leader and agent of change. I lead organisations in transformational journeys to make Empowered Product Teams a part of their DNA. …
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The Credential Revolution
I hire people. And I'm embarrassed to say how long I spent looking at university names on CVs before I learned to look past them. The truth? A degree …
Why Teachers Should Embrace AI (And How)
There's a fear in education circles that keeps many teachers up at night: "AI is coming for our jobs." I understand the fear. It's been stoked by …
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The Death of One-Size-Fits-All Education
I remember my daughter's first day at primary school. Thirty children, one teacher, one curriculum, same pace. And I remember thinking: how can this …
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The Age of the Renaissance Professional
For all of my career, depth has been the signal. The person who had gone deepest in their domain — who had spent years becoming genuinely expert — was …
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The Two-Word Farewell
A friend described a leaving drinks conversation. Near the end of the evening, the person departing — finally free to speak — offered two words to …
Architecture Debt Doesn’t Announce Itself
You shipped a CRM on time, a system that records memberships. Each contract starts on a date and ends on a date. Twelve months, done. It works. The …
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