Collaboration is the master skill that allows teams to function effectively. Whether you are the leader (or manager or ‘boss’) of the team or a contributing member, working effectively with others on the team is key to your success. To improve collaboration and work more effectively, talk openly and candidly with your team. When problems [...]
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How do you measure the effectiveness of leadership? A few common methods include: The number of people reporting up through the organization The quantity or amount of product or services produced The “bottom line” or income produced by the company The number of links, references or accolades to the leader or the organization Other methods [...]
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True leadership principles endure the test of time regardless of the economy or world affairs. The more you practice them the more they become part of your life. One of the best ways to understand principles is to understand their opposites. John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a [...]
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With just a few weeks left in 2009 you have no-doubt spent time thinking about the events of the past year and the growth and changes that have resulted. What matters in 2010? Seth Godin, marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers” to write [...]
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Last night I had the pleasure of attending the UPMA meeting; the keynote speaker was my former professor and mentor Eric Denna who gave a presentation titled “The Influencer: An Executive Look at Product Management.” The presentation was great and I want to share a few of the key discussion points (in my own words [...]
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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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Lead on Purpose: How Product Managers Lead Teams to Success
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