The Solo Chief

The Solo Chief

You Paid for My Coffee. Can I Buy You 30 Minutes?

Celebrating 100 posts by doing the one thing I should've done from day one: listening.

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Jurgen Appelo
Feb 28, 2026
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Yesterday’s post “Teamwork Is a Scam“ marked my 100th post on The Maverick Mapmaker, which I have now renamed to The Solo Chief.

I could write a grand retrospective. I could publish a numbered list of lessons learned. I could even make a framework about it. Instead, I want to do something I don’t do nearly enough: shut up and listen.

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