Q&A: What lessons from antiquity would you apply to product management?

I’m asked questions about product management from time to time. Here’s one I’ve answered recently:

Hi Jock,

So this this might seem a bit odd, but are there any lessons from antiquity given your background in Classics that one might apply to product management in the year 2020?

Best regards,

R

Read on for my reply!

Hi R,

Well, 2020’s been a dumpster fire of a year, to put it mildly. But here we are at the end of it, and we can look forward to a more hopeful 2021.

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