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PRODUCTHEAD: Frame performance in context

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Failure to adapt and iterate on team structures and processes will result in your strongest product people leaving

Accepting that an employee might thrive in another environment is accepting that you (as their manager) could have done a better job

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PRODUCTHEAD: Moulded to fit in

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Vocal self-confidence in the midst of uncertainty has become a desirable trait in leaders

There must also be space for quieter, more contemplative leadership styles

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This week I’ve been continuing to read Quiet by Susan Cain, and found myse...

PRODUCTHEAD: Shape Up

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Shape Up is a collection of product development techniques that happen to work for Basecamp

Just because they work in Basecamp’s context doesn’t mean they’ll work for yours

OMG so problematic

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PRODUCTHEAD: Finishing versus starting

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If context is continually changing, aim for incremental progress and let go of perfectionism

Balance the need for action with the drive to understand both the problem and your biases

Change is like a sledge stuck in the ice: hard to get moving, but easier to ...

PRODUCTHEAD: Doomed to repeat their failures

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Software is never ‘done’ even if you choose to ignore it for a while

A ‘training wheels’ framework to get a team started should be treated as a throwaway experiment

Clarity is not the same as certainty, although it helps you manage the uncertainty

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PRODUCTHEAD: 60 seconds to negotiate

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When negotiating, don’t pitch, listen

To minimise residual influence, negotiate each point independently

When trust is low, consider making a concession contingent on the other party reciprocating

Conceding because you don’t want to upset the other party is a losing ...

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PRODUCTHEAD: Speaking the same language

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Speak the language of C-level by focusing on revenue, customer benefits, and financials

Without understanding, there can be no empathy

Product managers need to be able to communicate with a wide range of people using different languages

“The worst product managers only...

PRODUCTHEAD: Good product managers are catalysts

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Good product managers amplify the ability of an organisation to generate value

Successful companies have figured out how to align quality, customer value, and sustainable velocity

With no formal entry requirements, many people have piled in to product management with litt...

PRODUCTHEAD: Enough handwringing already

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Be involved and interested, but not on the critical path

Talk about the ideas you threw away, in commercial language

Founders are rejecting the generic advice to delegate everything — this evolves the product manager role

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The handwringing continues. Gene...