December 2, 2015
The One Thing Driving Your Boss Crazy
Your usually chipper boss seems irritated with you lately and you cannot figure out why. You miss the old days when you felt like you could do no wrong. But this morning…
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December 1, 2015
6 Questions to Ask Before Planning Your 2016 Product Roadmap
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” —Winston Churchill, British prime minister
November 30, 2015
One Way Cube-Dwellers Crush Remote Employees
I was humbled by the response to 6 Ways Remote Employees Crush Office Cube-Dwellers. Nearly 5,000 of you read the post, and more than 30 people shared their thoughts…
November 24, 2015
Kind People Show Their #Hatitude
It all started with an idea to start showing more gratitude and a goofy hat — a green-and-white snapback cap that was a family gift collecting dust in my closet. For the…
November 24, 2015
Just Launched! — Use Your Own Custom URL on Your Idea Portal
There are great ideas out there. And they can help you build a better product, if you manage to capture and prioritize the best ones. But right now they are trapped in…
November 22, 2015
The One Sign You Are Too Busy
I write a lot about the myth of “work-life balance.” Longtime readers know that I believe we cannot separate these two things from each other since everything worth doing…
November 19, 2015
Your Co-Worker Just Stole Your Idea — Now What?
I was humbled by the great response to last week’s post, “How to Steal Your Co-Workers’ Ideas.” Close to 10,000 readers took time to read it and nearly 60 shared their…
November 17, 2015
That Painful Meeting — And How I Became a Curious Product Manager
Curiosity is a fundamental trait that product managers cannot afford to lose. Explore what makes curious product managers such great team leaders.
November 16, 2015
Stop Worrying About Your Lack of Emotional Intelligence
“It’s not a black and white world,” my boss told me. “There’s a lot of gray and you need to focus on it first if you want to get promoted here.” She was talking about…
November 12, 2015
How to Steal Your Co-Workers’ Ideas
You hear new ideas all day long. And most of them stink. But every so often you hear one that is so rich that you just cannot get it out of your head. Not only do you…