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…
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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…
November 11, 2015
Just Launched! — Use Aha! to Create and Score Strategic Initiatives
Use Aha! software to create and score strategic initiatives. Then prioritize your initiatives to ensure that your business is headed in the right direction.
November 10, 2015
The Only Answer to "Where Will You Be in Five Years?"
We spend more time at work than anywhere else during our adult lives. So, it is important to be fulfilled by what you work on. That sounds peachy, right? But I know it’s…
November 9, 2015
5 Proven Ways Product Managers Empower Customer Success Teams
Product managers must think beyond organizational silos if they want to be successful. After all, they are paid to deliver a complete customer experience. That means a…