Monday musings – 6 August
I’m on vacation at the beach this week and extremely grateful for the chance to unplug and spend time with my family. I’ll post again next week. Thanks
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Giant Days volume 1
Breaks from work are often a great time for me to read a bunch of comic books and graphic novels and this week has been no exception. Today I finished another book, my 49th for the year, entitled Giant Days by John Allison. This is a book I gave my daughter for Christmas (actually, this… Continue reading Giant Days volume 1
From Above
This year I have twice had the opportunity to read a book before it has been published. The first came with a comic book (you can read my review here: https://intruthitsnotthatsimple.com/2016/04/14/the-misplaced/) where I gave the creator some of my thoughts and he was kind enough to give me some credit in the acknowledgments – truly a… Continue reading From Above
2 very different books
It’s been a month since my last post here (my life is clearly too busy) but in that time I finished two more books (numbers 39 and 40 for the year) that I want to comment on briefly. The first is another graphic novel: volume one of Bloodshot from Valiant comics. Written by Duane Swierczynski… Continue reading 2 very different books
A Not-so-obvious Leadership Perspective
Originally posted on Applied Product Management Leadership:
Sometimes what you get is not what you expected. Several examples come to mind … perhaps tasting a new food/drink … meeting somebody in person you’ve only spoken with via the phone … reading a book/watching a movie. In all of these examples, I’ve had situations in my…
Being Smart Enough …
Originally posted on Applied Product Management Leadership:
I recall sitting through a seminar not too long ago hosted by a well-known author and psychologist, Madeline Levine. I previously authored a post from that session titled Dealing With the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous), but this time I wanted to focus on something else she said related to an…
On the Qualities of a Good Product Manager
Lots of good ideas in here.
Support: the product manager’s secret weapon
Great thoughts here from a guest blogger. As someone who cares about thrilling our clients with products that more than meet their needs, I truly appreciate the reminder to talk with your support team. We get lots of our best ideas that way.
Ship complete or ship on schedule: pick one
Steve Johnson regularly has good thoughts to share about Agile product development; hope you enjoy his words here.
Never invite sales people to a meeting
Another piece well worth reading. Some key quotes: – you want your customers to inspire the product, not define the product – sales people are supposed to be selling
