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Recent editions
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» Leaders have a disporportionate impact on the psychological safety of their teams » Effective teams feel their work means something and makes a difference » A servant leader’s motivation begins with a consious choice to serve others without self-interest » A leader can show support and respect by approving and following a team’s social charter
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» Product strategy is how you will achieve your product vision » There are only 4 types of work after finding product-market fit » A step-by-step guide to building product strategy like Netflix » “Framework fanatics” and “optimisation optimists” mask the absence of product strategy » Using research to overcome organisational inertia to your product strategy
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» Business strategy is guesswork without situational awareness » Once you understand the game’s rules, you can out-manoeuvre your competitors
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» Practical accessibility and inclusion guidance from UK and US governments » Accessibility guides to various impairments by disabled gamers for the gaming industry » Making your content accessible and inclusive isn’t ‘dumbing down’ » Professionals want clear, concise information, not jargon or complex terms
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» Use the language of your audience » Easy-to-read content is accessible and inclusive » Even experts prefer plain language » Content design can be done on a tight budget when needed
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» Procrastinating on a TED talk about procrastination » How to get stuff done if you’re a procrastinator » Using procrastination to your advantage
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» The vision describes the future we are trying to create » It is a first filter for new ideas and change requests » Mission, vision and other concepts are often confused with each other » Have one overarching product vision, not lots of smaller ones
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» Scientists have solved a problem preventing the commercial production of more efficient solar panels » Solar generated electricity is now cheaper than fossil fuels » Tesla’s South Australia battery farm is saving tens of millions of dollars » South Australia spent an hour powered solely by solar, 77% of which came from consumers’ home panels » The cost of US battery farm projects has dropped 70% in 3 years » Tesla’s battery innovations would result in cost dropping by half, capacity increasing by half » The convergence of green technologies would lead to explosive growth
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» Changing a hardware product iteration has a 12-18 month lead time » Having more parties involved in manufacturing means higher costs and squeezed profits » “Building in hardware ‘security’ mechanisms is just always a double-edged sword”
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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
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» 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”
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» 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