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523: #1 change to make OKRs work for you – with Ben Lamorte

Product Innovation Educators

Key results should be measurable outcomes that tells the team whether they are making positive progress, like “200 people sign up for the demo after reading the blog post.” For example, if a key result depends on both marketing and IT, assign two names to that key result.

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How to Leverage Conflict in Product Management

Roman Pichler

2] What Gives Conflict a Bad Name Sadly, conflict is often poorly handled, especially at work. It puts you in the position to make a request and address the root cause of the conflict. Additionally, use positive language and communicate the outcome you’d like to achieve. You start by sharing each other’s perspectives.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

With over 100 patents to his name , Mike played a key role in fostering a culture of innovation across PayPals 20,000+ employees. Bio Mike Todasco is a former Senior Director of Innovation at PayPal and a current Visiting Fellow at the James Silberrad Brown Center for Artificial Intelligence at SDSU.

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How to Write Release Notes (Free Template + 7 Great Examples)

Userpilot

Although it presents an opportunity to communicate your product's value to users, every release note should follow this structure: Product Name: [Your Product's Name] Version: [Version number] Release date: [MM-DD-YYYY] Overview/Highlights: [A brief description of the latest release or improvement.

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How to Conduct a Competitor Analysis: A Practical Guide for Product Managers

BrainMates

Step 4: Summarise Competitor Strategy and Positioning Once youve gathered your data, organise it into a simple comparison table. Suggested headings include: Company name and description Product purpose and high-level functionality Price and pricing model Target market(s) Strengths and weaknesses Market strategy (e.g.

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Why Building High TQ is Essential for Product Leaders

People-First Product Leadership

They’ve learned to be adaptable, embrace community, and promote positive coping strategies. Picture “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named” at the top of the org declaring “Expelliarmus ” - disarming all other viewpoints. Organizations and individuals with high TQ are better equipped to surf today’s lifequake.

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The Matcha Mystery: Why Your “Japanese” Matcha Might Be Made in China

freshtrax

Legal experts warn that even under Chinese law, misleading use of brand names could violate laws concerning origin labeling and brand misrepresentation if consumers believe they’re buying products made in Kyoto. There are multiple companies in China marketing matcha under the Uji name, each requiring individual lawsuits.