Apple, Starbucks, Dell, and others are frequently lauded for their incredible successes. Yet each was on the verge of becoming failures…at points after their initial successes. Why?
Is it just Leadership? Or, was it Process-based?
Obama Birth Certificate | Failure To Lead
March 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
What a debacle. What a failure to lead.
It does not matter whether you are a supporter of President Obama, or not. Really doesn’t. His failure to fully, properly resolve the ongoing ‘obama birth certificate’ issue demonstrates a failure to lead.
This Is My Brain on a Motorcycle
February 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
Now we know, that motorcyclists, like Leaders, are different people. Why is that? In short, what studies repeatedly show is, what we do more of, we get better at.
Motorcycling is healthy for you. Simply thinking about it stimulates your brain.
Product Manager Seeking to Involve Internal Customers?
February 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Product managers have a challenging role. They are the keeper of the dream for the product(s) they’re charged with giving direction to. They distill input from a range of sources; delve into research and marketing studies; look at competitors’ offerings; and, craft the dream, the strategy, for everyone to follow.
One of the most challenging groups to capture feedback from, are Internal Stakeholders. Here are some thoughts on how to be more successful at it.
Costa Concordia: Lesson In Failed Leadership
January 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
By now, if you’ve tapped into almost any media source, you’ve heard of how the Costa Concordia ran aground, sank, and created a world of mayhem for all involved.
We all make mistakes. To do so is to be human. And, while tragic, that mistake is not itself where the real failure of leadership was demonstrated.
Product Visioning—How Often Do You Do It?
January 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Product Managers need to define, own, and communicate the dream they have for their product(s). The process they go through in developing the dream, can be referred to as Visioning.
The question then is: how often should you go through the process?
Social Media & Product Management (Pt. 2)
November 23, 2011 By 8 Comments
Part (2) of a series on Social Media & Product Management. Around awhile now, social media remains a bugaboo for many. In this part, we begin discussing the new tools organized into 4 buckets.
Social Media & Product Management (supplement)
November 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
Go to social media friendly events and you can hear the same comments. They go something like this: Everybody is using…(take your pick). Well, it isn’t true.
Social Media & Product Management (Pt. 1)
November 16, 2011 By 8 Comments
Start of a series (Pt.1) on Social Media & Product Management. Around awhile now, social media remains a bugaboo for many. In this part, we set the groundwork.
