Every System Has a Bottleneck
Software architects know that every system has a bottleneck.
Imagine an analytics app where the slowest step is uploading massive…
Trust
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Being Empathetic
In the middle of a CPO coaching session last week, I recalled the passing of Daniel Kahneman, the Nobelist who…
Mismatched Expectations: Product Information and Sales Teams
Lately, I’ve been writing a lot about entirely predictable goal misalignments between the maker side (product, engineering, design) and…
Difficult Product Discussions with CEOs
I’m sometimes pulled into difficult discussions with CEOs, where I’m trying to
describe systematic product-side failures that directly…
Coaching With Heart
One of my VP Product coachees raised a topic that comes up often:“I want to
become a much better…
Lying To Customers
I have a narrow, somewhat puritanical view about product manager conversations with customers and prospects: we should never lie to…
Organizational Thank-Yous
Thanking people for their good work is one of the most powerful, least used
tools we have at the office.…
A VP Product’s Checklist
Individual product managers drive individual products or services. VPs of
Product Management establish the broader context for getting great
products/…
Prioritization Requires Strategy
I just spent a couple of hours with a mentee, newly promoted to Director
[http://www.mironov.com/director/] of…
Get a Mentor, Be a Mentor
There’s been a lot of good chatter in the PM-osphere about the need for
mentoring. Getting your first product…
Delegate, Trust, Verify, Protect
There’s an infinitely long list of things that product managers ‘should do.’
Take a look at any product management…
Strategically Clogged Backlogs
Among the urgent calls from software teams to me for interim product leadership
is a variety that I call “systemic…