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Eoghan McCabe on the importance of authenticity in leadership

Intercom, Inc.

In a wide-ranging conversation, Eoghan explored the complex nature of ambition, the role of self-doubt in creating our drive to succeed, and the crucial role of authenticity in leadership. What distinguishes good leadership from bad? I understand leaders today, they’re in a precarious position. It’s not enduring.”.

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Two Powerhouses, One Vision: How Northpass and Gainsight Will Shape the Future of Digital Customer Education

Gainsight

Our team’s vision, focus, talents, and hard work were central to achieving this milestone. A few years later, in 2012, my company was acquired by SPS Commerce (NASDAQ SPSC), and as part of that acquisition, I joined their leadership team. So around this time last year, we revisited and sharpened our vision.

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Cultivating a Product Mindset: How “No” became “YES, if…” became “Yes, IF…”

The Product Coalition

The type of person who looks at what exists and finds fulfillment in realizing their vision of what it could be. My Half-Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms”, Disney Legend Harrison “Buzz” Price described what it was like to follow Walt’s leadership in building the dream that became Disneyland. If” is positive, but realistic.

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Top 75+ Resources for Product Managers

Sachin Rekhi

I then break down the resources into the way I think about what a product manager does, which is drive the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. One of the key responsibilities of a product manager is to define, articulate, and evangelize the vision for their product.

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. As the company grows, it’s natural that the keeper of the product vision, becomes the keeper of the company vision. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority.

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How JustGiving Crowdfunding Went From an Idea to £100m in Five Years

Mind the Product

Initially JustGiving supported only registered charities on its website, but the founders’ vision was to support all good causes. The output from a product in a box game, where we imagined how we would position the product if it was on sale in a supermarket. The initial vision was to. This vision gave us something to aim for.

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Intercom on Product: Facing the tech slowdown

Intercom, Inc.

To keep morale up, keep communicating the mission and vision for the company and remind people the work they’re doing is important. If you recall, Paul, back in our Series A days, in 2013 or so, it was very much like, “can we make the year?” Focus on getting the right thing done, even if it’s done by the wrong person.