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Leaders & Lessons That Changed My 2018

Product Club

For me, 2018 was filled with inspiring and varied individuals and leadership styles. Sheetal (CEO, TribalScale) : Lead the team boldly, be uncompromising in the vision, and show that you fight for your group with your work ethic. Mentors are all around us when we look through our life and workplace.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. I hosted Nick on the podcast, where we discussed the differences between management and leadership, fostering diversity in tech, and more.

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From Product Management to Product Leadership

The Product Coalition

may choose to operate in silos, Product Management is the department that brings all of the teams together to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, vision is seen, and needs are met. Originally published at fromchemistrytoclouds.com on May 31, 2018. Where many of the departments in the organization?—?whether whether large or small?—?may

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Why you Should Start With Customer Insight

Mind the Product

Creating a successful product requires a clear vision. Equally important, it requires confidence that the vision is aligned with the needs of the customers the company exists to serve. In 2018, Fender stated that its growth had outpaced the musical instrument market overall. The Fender Play learning platform.

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Servant Leadership: A 4-Step Playbook

Gainsight

The stories varied, but a central character recurred: a leader with a vision to humbly serve others. Nowadays, I don’t hear many stories about servant leadership in the media. I think we need more compelling stories of leadership in our lives. A servant leader. We need more inspiration in general.

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Defying the Trends: Women at Innovatemap

Innovatemap

When I think about the many things that drew me to Innovatemap, the presence of women in leadership roles comes to mind immediately. Generally speaking, men are more prevalent in leadership roles, are paid more and promoted faster than women, and make up more of the tech workforce as a whole. percent in 2018 and 26.2

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The 7 Best Talks from the Experts at ProductCon NYC 2018

The Product Coalition

Having a limited view of the world, it’s difficult for teams and organizations to maintain a consistent vision for their world, and it’s vitally important to have communication frameworks and practices in place in order to achieve shared understanding. Kevin helps to provide a road atlas for the mile markers on the path to product leadership.