Articles by Brennan
Brennan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hypercontext (👋), a simple and powerful tool that enables managers to be great leaders through their one-on-ones and team meetings.
The Future of Performance Management: Usage and AI
BrennanPerformance management tools have seriously lost the plot. They are completely disconnected from the work that people do every day.…
Apr 20, 2023
You can’t achieve your OKRs if you don’t track them (here’s how)
In our teams and our product, we believe that OKRs are fundamental tools for growing a thriving business. In fact,…
Dec 14, 2022
How to set & measure KPIs (to increase your odds of hitting goals)
There are so many goal-setting terms — OKRs, KPIs, MBOs, V2MOM, SMART goals — at a certain point they all start to blend together.
Let’s ignore the jargon and talk about how to we can use things like KPIs to increase your odds of hitting your goals.
Nov 9, 2022
Manager Mailbag #3: One-on-ones, aligning on priorities & layoffs
This column is part of the Hypercontext series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about their greatest challenges…
Sep 28, 2022
Manager Mailbag #2: KPIs, interruptions, and a high-performance death spiral
This column is part of the Hypercontext series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about their greatest…
Aug 30, 2022
Manager Mailbag #1: Retention, unfair policies and no support
This column is part of the new Hypercontext series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about their…
Jul 26, 2022
29,000 tech layoffs in 3 months: Steps every manager needs to take
Tesla, Superhuman, Loom, Bolt, Clickup, Netflix, Canva. What do all of these companies have in common? They’ve all done a…
Jun 8, 2022
10 Team meeting questions managers are asking in 2022
My team meetings are the second most important meeting in my calendar, following my 1:1s. They’re a dedicated time for…
Dec 3, 2021
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11 Templates by Brennan
Sailboat Retrospective Meeting
The sailboat retrospective is a framework & metaphor to reflect and align the end of a sprint
The Ultimate One-on-one Meeting
We've surveyed over 500 people to generate a data-driven template to build a high performing team.
Sprint Planning Team Meeting
These three agenda items will fuel your sprint planning.
Remote Sales Team Meeting
A weekly sales meeting template that will help your team hit targets faster.
Brennan 👋
Get to know you Icebreakers / Fun Questions for a 1:1
Start to your meeting with your favorite question from this list of fun icebreakers
Jira's Sprint Planning Meeting
Sample meeting agenda template for the sprint planning. Jira's agile coaches recommend to follow it.
Managing Up Meeting
Need to manage up? Use this to communicate effectively, set expectations, and get buy-in.
Brennan 👋
Hyper-Alignment Meeting
A smooth running company needs to be hyper-aligned.
