Hmm. We all deal with egos in our work worlds. Everyone has them to some extent. We talk about certain personalities – and people – negatively who put on great dog & pony shows in front of management and audiences that are perceived as being more important. We recognize the individual, usually behind their back, as adding negative elements to our teams. On a certain level, many would argue that this may be healthy. Really?
We often find ourselves in a sort of practitioner leader role, where we have no real authority over our cross-functional team, yet we HAVE to lead the team in order to reach a set of shared company goals. So, how do we do this?
We all have heard the buzzword for years, “market-focused,” but what does it really mean? (more…)
A holiday gift to my colleagues in product management and product marketing…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the firm,
Every dev team member was struck by the germ.
The code had to be finished right away and with care,
In hopes that on Xmas Day, they would not still be there.
This week on Twitter, under the #prodmgmt hashtag, members of the product management community engaged in a discussion about whether it was better to hire a domain (industry knowledge) expert and teach them product management or a good product manager and teach them the domain. The conversation morphed into one about whether the location of the hired product professional matters.
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