November 27, 2017
The Product Manager vs. the Business Analyst
“What is the difference between a product manager and a …?” You can fill in the rest of that question with more than a half dozen job titles — engineering manager, scrum master,…
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November 16, 2017
How to Be Transparent at Work (Without Making People Cry)
Extreme openness. This was the original intention of the open-office design. Breaking down walls would also break down barriers — everyone could exchange ideas throughout the day.…
November 14, 2017
Your Company Is Not a Democracy
We are living in unsettling times. In 2016, you may have found yourself saying “What?!” out loud a lot. And I am betting that this year your knee-jerk response has become, “Now…
November 13, 2017
How to Silence the Office Donkey
My friend Mary recently shared a recurring nightmare. It involved a twisted metamorphosis into a donkey. It was Disney’s fault — specifically, the film Pinocchio. You know, the…
November 7, 2017
Hey Product Manager: Your Sales Team Is Not Excited
Imagine that your job is to sell pencils. Number 2 pencils, to be specific. Your sales pitch is basic. “Classic wooden pencils! You can sharpen, write, and erase!” There is not…
November 3, 2017
6 Blog Posts for Forward-Thinking Product Managers — October 2017
“I cannot believe it is almost 2018.” You will be hearing this from your family and friends pretty soon. But if you are a product manager you can believe it. This is because you…
November 2, 2017
How to Hold an Effective Product Grooming Session
I want to talk about a recurring meeting. You know, the one that makes you cringe. It pops up on your calendar and makes you wish you could quietly hit “decline.” Many years ago, I…
October 31, 2017
How Smart Product Managers Track Competitors
There is a plague infiltrating your office. Sales? Already infected. Most of the other teams are sick now too. The symptoms make people act lifeless — paranoid thinking and…
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