» Hierarchy in organisations appeals to our innate need for stability, but turns us into ego-driven and needy children
» Nature abhors a hierarchy. What if there was a viable alternative way to organise ourselves?
» Valve Corporation shows new employees how an organisation can operate without hierarchy
34.2% of product managers said they left their previous role because there were no opportunities to grow.
In this panel discussion, Lucie McLean (Zalando) discusses growth and career progression for product managers with Jock Busuttil (Product People Limited) and Daniil Pavliuchkov (Tier).
» Even seemingly successful companies fail because of “one thing”
» Amazon is winning because it’s playing the game differently
» 6 ways to defend your business from systemic stresses
» Practical ways to build your mental resilience to setbacks
In Voxgig’s Fireside podcast, I reveal how I turned my flair for product management into a speaking career, and how I set up a home studio for live streaming using an old television.
» Even introverts need a bit of social time in lockdown – just on their terms
» If we’re persuading, we’re selling, says Daniel Pink
» Selling is listening, understanding, empathy and only then does persuasion factor in
» Myers-Briggs test is pseudoscientific nonsense
In government, product is borne out of transparency, quite a lot of cake and a fanatical desire to serve the needs of users. Video and slides!
» Qualifying yourself to be a product manager
» Finding a product manager job
» Janna’s advice on how to get into product management
» Landing and starting a new product manager job
» What it’s like working at a startup
» Job fairs and job boards
This week I learnt the phrase ‘black art’ comes from the world of printing presses. Eventually I found a product management angle.
» What happens when words and deeds don’t align
» More than office decoration: taking a stand on core values
» When our values are aligned to the things we create, work doesn’t feel like work
» What is meant by the word “brand”
» Lockdown has accelerated existing tech adoption trends
» You need to be asking different questions about product strategy now
» 25% discount available on my Product Management Masterclass
» How to make your résumé stand out from the competition
» 5 lessons from transforming culture in government
» Avoid the biases and traps of user and market research
» How to use product strategy to influence dysfunctional corporate strategy