The role of product manager is ever evolving, and with the onset of the Agile, the speed of change is increasing. Two recent posts deal with somewhat different, but important aspects of the responsibilities of product managers: Dean Leffingwell discusses the differences between product owner vs. product manager. Dean doesn’t believe there’s enough product managers [...]
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To what do you attribute your success? This question was answered in a very interesting fashion on a recent podcast Rock to the Top. Dr. Paul interviews Dayna Steele, a lively author and former rock-n-roll disk jockey in Houston. In the interview Dayna talks about meeting and associating with rock stars like Jon Bon Jovi, [...]
Filed under: Knowledge, Leadership, Learning | Tagged: effective leadership, effort, Gene Simmons, power, reading, rock stars, success, thinking, Warren Buffett | 2 Comments »
My good friend Saeed wrote a great post on why Product Management is everything! He makes this claim based on a Harvard Business Review article written in 1991 by Regis McKenna called Marketing is Everything. Saeed does a great job describing how the claims McKenna made, about marketing, really pointed to product management; specifically technology-based [...]
Filed under: Market-driven, Product Management / Marketing, Techology | Tagged: customers, Marketing, Harvard Business Review, Regis McKenna, technology, competition | 2 Comments »
The number of leadership blogs that take up space in my feed reader is growing. Two recent posts struck a chord with me: In his post The Opportunity to Influence, Mark Sanborn points to the passing of the torch from Mark Spitz to Michael Phelps. Mark quotes Spitz’s comment that Phelps now has the burden [...]
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Phil Myers co-authored the book Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs. In the book, the term “resonator” is defined as a product or service that so perfectly solves a problem that the the market feels compelled to buy it. The book illustrates how the Tuned In process works for big [...]
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An important aspect of leading on purpose is knowing well the people you lead. For this to happen you have to know them, understand what motivates them, values their strengths and be aware of potential weaknesses. All of this requires face-time. Product managers interact with many different people who most often do not report to [...]
Filed under: Leadership, Product Management / Marketing, Team Building, Trust | Tagged: Communication, effective leader, motivation, remote worker | 1 Comment »
There’s a somewhat famous quote shared in the product management community that goes something like this: “We never have time to do things right the first time, but we always have time to redo them.” The work or activities required up front (to avoid future problems) seem to take too long or cost too much [...]
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I, like many of you I’m sure, have been both captivated and distracted by the 2008 Summer Olympics. I’ve found it difficult during the past several days to focus during my “prime” blogging time because of all the great athletic events going on Beijing (check out this clever video clip for proper pronunciation). There’s just [...]
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We often hear the saying “think outside the box” (or the “bun” in the case of Taco Bell). This saying implies we need to think in different ways and see things through a new lens. Looking through the new lens helps us form a clearer picture of what we need to do to improve our [...]
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Much has been written about making things more complex than needed. I’m a fan of simplicity (though I don’t profess to be very good at it). One of the best ways to simplify things (e.g. designs, presentations) is with pictures…the right pictures. Guy Kawasaki, a leading entrepreneur and VC thought leader, shares this post on [...]
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