January 17, 2017
Will Your Legacy Mindset Fail You?
“The epitome of power.” I recently read an article in Harvard Business Review that proclaimed this was why we should care about building a legacy. It gave me pause. The…
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January 13, 2017
User Interviews: 6 Best Practices for Product Managers
I learned a hard lesson early in my career — one that I never forgot. I was working on product strategy for a media company. Third party studies showed that prospective…
January 12, 2017
Please Do Not Send a Cover Letter Like This
I am often surprised by what people choose to send as cover letters. Typos, broken links, and rambling emails. I also see messages like this one: “I was looking for…
January 11, 2017
Just Launched! — Aha! Integrated With GitLab
Aha! integrates with GitLab. You can send features and status updates from Aha! to GitLab. Find out how you can get started today.
January 10, 2017
You Are Bored at Work — Go Ahead and Admit It
Are you allergic to boredom? If you like achieving I will bet you are. There is always something new to learn and do. But no matter how busy you are sometimes the boredom…
January 9, 2017
You Cannot Buy This Priceless Tool
Is there a fee for being happy at work? I recently saw an ad suggesting that there might be. A software company promised to boost employee engagement and retention with…
January 6, 2017
6 Memorable Blog Posts — December 2016
How is it already 2017? The end of the year always seems to rush by in a hurry. But we managed to keep busy in the midst of the holidays. After all, there were a lot of…
January 6, 2017
The 4 Qualities of Engineers This CTO Loves to Hire
When I first learned to program, I did not have a computer. I wrote everything out on paper and just imagined what would happen when it ran. (This was back in the days…
January 5, 2017
Just Launched! — Enhanced Security on Custom-Branded Ideas Portals
A few people brainstorming in a big room with walls covered in sticky notes. That is how I imagined ideation before I became a product manager. Of course, once I started…
January 4, 2017
What Kind of Product Manager Will You Be in 2017?
“What kind of product manager will you be this year?” This was THE QUESTION that smacked me early on in my career. I had just come back from a holiday break and was…