January 6, 2016
The One Habit That Will Wreck Your Product Management Career
I read a lot of articles about product management. And recently I noticed a curious concept: the notion that product managers should do away with release dates. People…
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January 6, 2016
Just Launched! — Improved Idea Portals Now With Required Fields
Aha! provides a fully branded idea management solution to give organizations a place to bring customers, employees, and other stakeholders to the innovation table –…
January 4, 2016
4 Steps to Building A Life Roadmap You Are Proud Of
A number of people I cared deeply about died last year. That hurts in a “suck the breath out of you for months” kind of way. And it ends up that you know the feeling too…
December 28, 2015
Just Launched! — Set Your Business Strategy and Link it to Your Roadmap
It’s been a busy year for our team (the good kind of busy). And just in time for 2016 planning, we have expanded our strategy capabilities with key upgrades to goals.
December 28, 2015
Why You Won't Change in 2016
Can you imagine a better job for yourself in 2016? Or maybe you want to focus on developing a skill that would be useful in your current role. If so, you have company. In…
December 23, 2015
When Your Boss is a Crony
Have you ever started a new job only to find out that your boss is a part of a good-old-boys fraternity — and so is his boss. You get that funny, I am in the wrong locker…
December 22, 2015
Product Managers and Project Managers Have This in Common
I wrote an article recently about the differences between product management and project management. I was glad to read the feedback. There is a lot of confusion around…
December 21, 2015
How to Find a New Job During the Holidays
Your New Year’s resolution: find a new job that you love. Once the holidays are over, you plan to jump right on that goal, sprucing up your resume, updating your Linkedin…
December 18, 2015
Product Managers: Ask This Question To Get a Raise in 2016
Most companies are not looking to hand out cash. In fact, money is something that’s overvalued by most which makes it hard to just ask for more of it. Despite being a few…
December 18, 2015
5 Lies Leaders Tell You to Hide Their Mistakes
Have you ever stretched the truth a little? Told a white lie? Be honest now. You must have — and maybe it was even well intended to protect your or someone else’s…