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10 Core Product Management Lessons (a )1. Not all good ideas are worth tackling now (or ever, even): But sometimes immediate action is requiredToDo: Listen. Acknowledge. Make decision heuristics visible.

The challenge of incentive structures in this model is one of the big challenges of product overall. Quick little thread (1/n) If the layer of managers does not collaborate and

Back story.Way back I worked in a PPT factory at an investment bank. Our job was to assemble “decks” for investment bankers. The operation ran 24hrs a day with dozens

"How do I get the developers on my team to take more of an interest in outcomes and our customers?" PdMThis is an interesting one. When developers seem disinterested, it

Some quick tips for change agents1/10: Coworkers may be very concerned and supportive in private, but that doesn't mean they can (or will) take risks publicly. And you need to

So here's a little prod dev lesson ... 1/14 At any given time, you'll have all levels of work in this diagram (A-I) happening simultaneously. All connected. The connections may

In stressful times, these approaches work:1/n work in smaller batches and shorten planning horizons. Shift quarterly goals to 4-6w goals, break up efforts into smaller efforts. Why? “Crunch” time at

Great question...“OK. I get the theory. But say I was to wander into a company that was more product and design oriented, agile-lean-design-thinking-or-whatever, with teams working in this different way......what

Have been watching lots of sports team docs ... Key difference between sports and biz.Team athletes are united by the rewards of “winning”. Winning in sports is universally understood and

A little thread on prioritization...When chatting with product leadership, I’ll often hear someone say something like “well, the biggest opportunity for us is figuring out a way to __X__”. Cool.

Some common loops #proddev #systems1/7 Why does that team seem to always take on too much work? 2/7 Why does that shared resource seem to be perpetually under-staffed? 3/7 Why