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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. It's time to start removing some of those policies and procedures. Yet, the policies and procedures remain.

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How Well Do Your Policies Create Desired Outcomes and Trust?

Johanna Rothman

Every organization has policies of some sort. The smaller the organization, the fewer policies you might have. And, the larger the organization, the more policies you might think you need. I keep encountering policies that prevent people from delivering the outcomes the organization wants. Why have policies anyway?

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Celebrating the Birth of Product Management With the Industry Leaders of 2020

Product Management Unpacked

Steve Johnson Founder & CEO @ Under10 Consulting. Rich Mironov CEO @ Mironov Consulting. Roman Pichler Product management author, consultant, and trainer @ Pichler Consulting Limited. “My Dan Olsen Product Management Trainer, Consultant and Author of The Lean Product Playbook @ Olsen Solutions.

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Product Manager Salary Data for 2022

280 Group

Other responsibilities include managing product delivery schedules, enforcing policies and procedures, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure new products are released on time and on budget. . Roger Snyder is a Principal Consultant/Trainer, and VP of Marketing at 280 Group. GET CERTIFIED. About the Author.

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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

Which Policies and Procedures Govern Which Decisions? Why did they have this policy? At some time in the past, someone abused the limo policy. Those are policies and procedures that have outlived their usefulness. An agile approach does not affect just the project—the approach changes the entire organization.

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One Pragmatic Thought: How to Assess the Value of Skip-Level Meetings

Johanna Rothman

As always, when we're talking about management choices or consulting answers, the answer is, “It depends.” Sharon says she has an open-door policy, so I asked her how much time she spent in meetings and how much time in her office with the door open. Two talented senior managers. Is there a “right” answer?

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ONE THING on Better than Consensus

Product Culture

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