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Positioning For Growth: How To Make Complex Products Obviously Awesome | April Dunford, Ambient Strategy | BoS USA 2019

Business of Software Conference

Sometimes it takes a system design engineer and some cat gifs to really help you see what you’re doing and this funny and informative talk from Boston in 2019 has both! In this BoS Talk April shows you how important positioning is to your product and how you can be doing yourself a great injustice just by positioning incorrectly.

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The Accidental Bad Manager | Claire Lew, Know Your Team | BoS Europe 2019

Business of Software Conference

Claire Lew // CEO, Know Your Team. In this BoS Talk, Claire discusses how n o one sets out to be a bad boss, but it’s easy to become one. Learn how to ask your team the right questions, why trust is important, and why being nice can be a bad thing. My name is Claire Lew and I’m the CEO of Know Your Team.

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Working Remotely as a Product Manager: It’s about trust.

Product Management Unpacked

According to a Gartner report “How to Cultivate Effective ‘Remote Work’ Programs Refreshed 14 May 2019, Published 16 January 2018,” three of the four key challenges are: Mutual lack of trust undermines good remote work intentions. Showing support for your team members, even when they make mistakes. That builds confidence.

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5 Obviously Awesome Takeaways from April Dunford’s New Positioning Book

Business of Software Conference

From page 1 of Obviously Awesome: How To Nail Product Positioning So Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It , it was clear that the team at Business of Software needed to read April Dunford’s new book. April Dunford UK Book Launch Tour BoS USA 2019 BoS Europe 2020. 1 – Positioning is the difference between ‘So?’

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Seeing Around Corners | Rita McGrath | BoS USA 2019

Business of Software Conference

Do you empower small, agile teams? And the idea was you found an attractive position in an attractive industry – we used to teach this stuff – and then you would throw up entry barriers like crazy and protect that position for a long time. And I’m not saying that’s good or bad. Upcoming Events.

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7 Tips From Product Leaders to Kick off 2019

ProductPlan

With so much great content out there, we did our best to round up some of our favorite quotes from product leaders to help you kick off 2019. Don’t just know about soft skills, develop them. John Cutler believes successful products are built by teams that take on challenges together, from start to finish.

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NPS Dashboard: How Can It Help You Track and Analyze Customer Loyalty?

Userpilot

For example, if 90% of your detractors have complaints against your customer support team, you can take action to improve your customer support, such as creating an in-app knowledge base. This means you should develop strategies to keep them engaged and satisfied with your product’s performance. NPS bar chart. NPS word cloud.