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 involves…
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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 thoughts.
November 17, 2015
That Painful Meeting — And How I Became a Curious Product Manager
I arrived at the office bright and early my first day ready to make a difference. I had just started a new job as a product manager and was anxious to get going. My new VP boss,…
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 feelings and…
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 wish you had…
November 11, 2015
Just Launched! — Use Aha! to Create and Score Strategic Initiatives
Most companies have a long list of initiatives that they want to work on, but they don’t have a good way of identifying which strategic initiatives are most important in reaching…
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 not easy…
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 big part of…
November 8, 2015
Just Launched! — Easily Customize Your Beautiful Product Roadmap
Aha! serves over 50,000 users — and we know that each customer has a different way that they like to build and share roadmaps with their team. No matter how your team works, you…
November 6, 2015
6 Ways Remote Employees Crush Office Cube-Dwellers
I have a friend named Whitney (name changed) who was once a cube-dweller. And I do not mean she lived in a modern ergonomic-style home. On the contrary, her house was beautiful and…