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Why we never hired a designer. Part 2

UX Planet

You can also take the lead in organising and facilitating workshops with internal stakeholders — whether it’s to define proto-personas or align on a product vision. Ackoff (2010), “Systems Thinking for Curious Managers”, Triarchy Press Why we never hired a designer. 22–27 (4) Russell L.

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TEI 279: How product managers and leaders turn visionary thinking into breakthrough growth – with Mark Johnson

Product Innovation Educators

You frequently revisit the vision and initiatives and adjust along the way. It’s especially important that the leadership team carve out 10% or 20% of their time to explore the vision and discover at an enterprise level to plan for the future. [16:15] It’s critical that leadership partner with innovation teams.

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Applying the ‘Target Customer Scenario Canvas’ to Cross the Chasm

The Product Coalition

As Kim Garst states in her quote, the fundamental principle to win first reference customers in the mainstream market is to target a specific niche market as your point of attack and focus all your resources on achieving the dominant leadership position in that segment as quickly as possible. Wiley, 2010. Harper Business, 1991. (3)

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Woven CEO Tim Campos on how to spend your most important asset

Intercom, Inc.

Tim has spent his entire professional career focusing on productivity, from Sybase to TLA-Tencor to Facebook where, over his six-year tenure (2010 – 2016), the amount of revenue per employee doubled to $1.8 Tim: I was hired in 2010, when Facebook was what I like to call a “teenage company”. million apiece.

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5 Machine Learning Lessons for Product Managers

Mind the Product

Take a look at the image below of Instagram in 2010. You can’t quickly hack a solution in two days as it’s continuous, exploratory and scrupulous work – and your teammates, external partners, and leadership should understand this. It’s actually a great way to think about a zero state for your product.

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What is Self-Awareness and why Should you Care?

Mind the Product

You could point to his success at negotiating new contracts with labour unions to cut costs, increases in organisational efficiencies, or his introduction of a strong vision to enhance stakeholder value. What was the secret sauce to Mulally’s success? Identify Your Blind Spots Through Continual Feedback.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Climbing the leadership ladder.