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The Secret PM Handbook
JANUARY 1, 2016
This post is about where I’ll be focusing in 2016 in terms of becoming a more skilled product manager, and in helping others achieve that. In 2016 I’ll be working on my system for being a more effective product manager. The post 2016 – More Hardcore Product Management Ahead appeared first on Hardcore Product Management. Calendar, by Joy (CC 2.0 license).
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 27, 2016
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Mind the Product
DECEMBER 29, 2016
2016 was a year when the product management community grew significantly and continued to mature. Here’s a look at what we learned in 2016 based on our most read posts during the year. Ways to improve the user experience was as big a theme in 2016 as ever and in The Experience is the Product , another talk from the San Francisco conference, Peter Merholz spoke about the need to focus on the user experience.
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
The word ‘channel’ has various and differing meanings. I grew up on a ranch, and we had to get water to the grass and to the cattle. My dad and grandpa built ditches and canals to channel the water to … Continue reading → Team Building channels Communication decisiveness discipline motivation relationships
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
The word ‘channel’ has various and differing meanings. I grew up on a ranch, and we had to get water to the grass and to the cattle. My dad and grandpa built ditches and canals to channel the water to … Continue reading → Team Building channels Communication decisiveness discipline motivation relationships
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 3, 2016
In our world of work and business, competition is a real thing. Too often, however, we miss the real competitor. We overlook the root of what our products are really competing against. As Peter Drucker famously said: “The customer rarely … Continue reading → Uncategorized Clayton Christensen Competing Against Luck competition disruption Innovation Jobs Theory Jobs To Be Done
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Many managers have an unspoken expectation that employees are responsible for motivating themselves. Their idea goes like this: since the company pays them, they should do what they’re told, and happily complete any task put in front of them. When … Continue reading → Leadership Speed Reading employee engagement motivation optimism
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Among the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day. Thinking about the life before … Continue reading → Purpose commitment happiness impact likeness metrics progress success
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Many managers have an unspoken expectation that employees are responsible for motivating themselves. Their idea goes like this: since the company pays them, they should do what they’re told, and happily complete any task put in front of them. When … Continue reading → Leadership Speed Reading employee engagement motivation optimism
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Success is a clear, yet complex word that means different things for different people. The measurements vary, the approaches to achieving change and the commitment to achieving fluctuate over time. In recent study and pondering, three words came to mind … Continue reading → Purpose clarity commitment courage principles success
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Success is a clear, yet complex word that means different things for different people. The measurements vary, the approaches to achieving change and the commitment to achieving fluctuate over time. In recent study and pondering, three words came to mind … Continue reading → Purpose clarity commitment courage principles success
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
When I think of leaders who have built great companies, the first name that comes to mind is Steve Jobs. He was arguably one of the greatest CEOs of the modern business era. His vision transformed the personal computer, music, … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building assessment coaching mentor vision
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
When I think of leaders who have built great companies, the first name that comes to mind is Steve Jobs. He was arguably one of the greatest CEOs of the modern business era. His vision transformed the personal computer, music, … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building assessment coaching mentor vision
Nir Eyal
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Nir’s Note: This article on goal setting was originally published in early 2016 but got such a great reader response that I decided to expand and update it along with adding the video below. Let me know what you think in the comments. Over the past four years, I’ve discovered many incredible ways to hack […]. The post This Weird Research-Backed Goal Setting Hack Actually Works appeared first on Nir and Far. Upgrading Yourself bad habits Behavior design goal setting Habits MEA
Good Product Manager
JUNE 9, 2016
SiriusDecisions 2016 Summit Recap. This recap on the SiriusDecisions blog — SiriusDecisions Summit 2016 Highlights: How Should Product Leaders Identify and Prioritize Customer Needs? 10 Serious Decisions We Made After #SDSummit 2016. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) June 1, 2016. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) May 27, 2016. 21 Inspiring Tweets (So Far) from #SDSummit 2016 (JL: I'm responsible for 5 of them in one way or another!)
Good Product Manager
JUNE 9, 2016
SiriusDecisions 2016 Summit Recap. This recap on the SiriusDecisions blog — SiriusDecisions Summit 2016 Highlights: How Should Product Leaders Identify and Prioritize Customer Needs? 10 Serious Decisions We Made After #SDSummit 2016. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) June 1, 2016. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) May 27, 2016. 21 Inspiring Tweets (So Far) from #SDSummit 2016 (JL: I'm responsible for 5 of them in one way or another!)
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Making decisions is never easy. Deciding on one thing over another ranks high among the most difficult things we have to do. The tendency is to postpone decisions as long as we can and put of the pain. At its … Continue reading → Knowledge Purpose action confidence courage decision making focus time winning
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Making decisions is never easy. Deciding on one thing over another ranks high among the most difficult things we have to do. The tendency is to postpone decisions as long as we can and put of the pain. At its … Continue reading → Knowledge Purpose action confidence courage decision making focus time winning
Good Product Manager
JANUARY 11, 2016
Improving Product Management in 2016: Strategy vs. Technique. In my new SiriusDecisions blog post Improving Product Management in 2016: Strategy vs. Technique I talk about the key strategic behaviors for product managers, the importance of focusing on them, and how to quickly assess this as an area of focus for 2016. The SiriusDecisions Summit 2016. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) January 5, 2016. — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) January 8, 2016.
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Recently I was reminded of a story about a young man who lived during the 1849 Gold Rush. An older, wiser man observed him passing by obvious ‘flecks’ of gold in the stream, and asked him why. The young man … Continue reading → Purpose Uncategorized hard work perseverance success
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Recently I was reminded of a story about a young man who lived during the 1849 Gold Rush. An older, wiser man observed him passing by obvious ‘flecks’ of gold in the stream, and asked him why. The young man … Continue reading → Purpose Uncategorized hard work perseverance success
Folding Burritos
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
People from all over the company come to you with feature requests and ideas. From minor things like UI tweaks to major ones like a new Search feature. Depending on how pushy and persistent stakeholders are in support of their feature, you might be forced to eventually let it through. Once this happens, expectations are set. “My My feature got into the product,” they think. From that, it’s a slippery slope. That person casually talks to others and word gets around.
bpma ProductHub
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
As the Mentorship Program Fall – Winter 2016, 2017 has just commenced we would like to share some indicative guidelines for both mentors and mentees in order to help get the best out of this relationship. The mentorship program at the Boston Product Management Association and how to make the best out of it. Why you might need a mentor in your life. Directing your own life can be equally exciting and daunting thing to do. Oftentimes we may feel stuck and need a little push on the way.
Roman Pichler
JULY 20, 2016
1 Focus on Goals and Benefits. Whenever you are faced with an agile, dynamic environment—be it that your product is young and is experiencing significant change or that the market is dynamic with new competitors or technologies introducing change, you should work with a goal-oriented product roadmap, sometimes also referred to as theme-based. Goal-oriented roadmaps focus on goals or objectives like acquiring customers, increasing engagement, and removing technical debt.
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Guest post by James E. Lukaszewski One of the most common weaknesses I see in crisis response is the lack of specific roles and assignments for top management. The result of this gap in crisis management is mismanagement, lack of … Continue reading → Leadership Purpose Communication crisis empathy responsibility
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Prosperity is a mindset. How you live, and the resources that come into and shape, your life, ultimately come as a result of focus. What you focus on leads to prosperity, or the lack thereof. Why should you focus on … Continue reading → Leadership abundance decisions focus prosperity
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Prosperity is a mindset. How you live, and the resources that come into and shape, your life, ultimately come as a result of focus. What you focus on leads to prosperity, or the lack thereof. Why should you focus on … Continue reading → Leadership abundance decisions focus prosperity
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 10, 2016
Guest post by Annabelle Smyth Learning how to communicate with your employees is vital to being a great manager. A leader that knows how to communicate and understands an employee’s situation is one that employee’s want to work for. Communication … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building Uncategorized Communication engagement productivity team unity
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 10, 2016
Guest post by Annabelle Smyth Learning how to communicate with your employees is vital to being a great manager. A leader that knows how to communicate and understands an employee’s situation is one that employee’s want to work for. Communication … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building Uncategorized Communication engagement productivity team unity
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
No matter what we are facing in life right now, there are things for which we can, and should, express gratitude. The act of focusing on the good things helps us keep moving forward during the tough times. In the … Continue reading → Purpose Trust achievers collaboration gratitude peace success value
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
No matter what we are facing in life right now, there are things for which we can, and should, express gratitude. The act of focusing on the good things helps us keep moving forward during the tough times. In the … Continue reading → Purpose Trust achievers collaboration gratitude peace success value
Nir Eyal
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
The subject line read: “did you see this?” The message was from my editor Jen. Nir, I saw the headline on this story and thought it might be written by you—but no!” she wrote. Very weird.” I instantly clicked on the link she’d sent. It was uncanny! An article written by Christopher Mele at the […]. The post What Do You Do When Someone “Steals” Your Amazing Idea? appeared first on Nir and Far. Business Lessons Upgrading Yourself Life lessons
Nir Eyal
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Not so long ago, my post-work routine looked like this: After a particularly grueling day, I’d sit on the couch and veg for hours, doing my version of “Netflix and chill,” which meant keeping company with a cold pint of ice cream. I knew the ice cream, and the sitting, were probably a bad idea, […]. The post The Way You Think About Willpower Is Hurting You appeared first on Nir and Far. Changing Your Habits Upgrading Yourself ego depletion willpower
bpma ProductHub
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
The founders of the Boston Women in Product share their story of how they started in product management, some of the challenges they faced and how mentors helped them navigate through these experiences. Cait Porte , Vice President of Product Management, Zmags. As my career in product management accelerated, so did my fear of being able to balance it all.
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Guest post by Mauricio Prinzlau A product manager is generally considered to be leading the product, as if the product were a business by itself. The product manager holds responsibility for various aspects related to product management, including developing roadmaps … Continue reading → Product Management Team Building cloud P&L PaaS pricing requirements SaaS security
Nir Eyal
OCTOBER 27, 2016
All products and services, everything we buy and use, have but one job—to modulate our mood. The fundamental reason we use technology of all sorts, from stone tools to the latest iPhone, is to make us feel better. To prove the point, consider how perception of relief is tantamount to actual relief. Consider the so-called placebo […]. The post Your World is Full of Placebo Buttons (and That’s a Good Thing) appeared first on Nir and Far.
Roman Pichler
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
When is Scrum Most Helpful? A process like Scrum is a great fit for your product when it is brand-new or young, and when you extend its life cycle, as shown in the picture below. This means that not every product will benefit from Scrum: Products that are maturing or declining won’t benefit from Scrum—at least not to the same degree.
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 28, 2016
2016 has been a year when the craft of product management grew, evolved, and matured at a staggering rate! While Martin highlighted the top product talks of 2016 yesterday, I’d like to take a few moments to look over the most popular guests posts on the Mind the Product blog – both to acknowledge the amazing insights being shared by our community, and to make sure you didn’t miss out on a great read.
Nir Eyal
OCTOBER 18, 2016
It’s impossible to ignore all the buzz about AI bots. Last month, Facebook’s David Marcus announced that over 30,000 bots have been built since the opening of its Messenger app to bot developers in April. Other companies like Google, Amazon, and Slack are welcoming bot-building developers to their platforms with open arms. The post How to Build Technology that Feels Like a Friend appeared first on Nir and Far. Using Bots and the Conversational User Interface bots conversational UI CUI Design UX
The Secret PM Handbook
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Brain Wiring (by Wellcome Images, CC licensed). In part 1 I introduced mental models and some reasons they are important. And I provided a few “general purpose” examples. In this part we dive into what you really came here for – product management-specific mental models. Why are product management-related mental models different? The mental models I’m going to talk about share two key characteristics: They are about about products. They are not used enough.
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