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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track. Brian: One of the most interesting things about the approach to the book was how important the crowdsourcing part was.

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Assets & Liabilities: My Go-to Method for Taking Inventory With Teams

The Product Coalition

I like to crowdsource items for the assets column first because they tend to be positive and help maintain an optimistic energy in the room. Next, capture the contributions that others share.

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The Important Product Manager Skill That You’re Missing

The Product Manager Coach Blog

By networking, you’ll get: Crowdsourced Solutions: Instead of spending hours researching, a well-placed question within your network can offer immediate answers. Being top-of-mind through active networking often leads to referrals, be it for job positions, partnerships, or client projects.

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Business model first–and other innovation insights for product managers Aug 19, 2016 - The Everyday Innovator – Resources for Product Managers and Innovators

Product Innovation Educators

Steven shares that effective product leadership is not simple, but there are distinct actions to take. Read the interview at https://blog.mixpanel.com/2016/08/11/steven-sinofsky-product-leadership/. create a path to executive leadership. Conduct anthropological studies (ethnography) to know how people really feel.

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The Most Under-Appreciated Product Management Skill

ProductPlan

Crowdsourced Picks. They’ve crafted compelling value propositions and perfected product positioning. Want more leadership tips? While working with engineering counterparts or UX colleagues to understand their perspective. When discussing priorities with stakeholders. I’m sharing their top picks with you.

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Where the Best Ideas Come From

The Product Coalition

Positioned as they are at the intersection of business strategy, customer experience and change, nobody is better qualified than product leaders to know. Surprisingly, ideas from leadership ranked near the bottom at 13%. There wasn’t much value found in crowdsourcing either, which has become more popular in recent years.