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Are you a control freak? Sep 01, 2021

Inspired Product Leadership for the Overworked and Overwhelmed

Being a control freak does the opposite of motivating your teams...it demotivates them. Whether its getting into the swim lane of engineering, controlling every task of the cross functional group, or demanding detailed status every...

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Imposter Syndrome Sep 01, 2021

You are meeting with senior leaders about the product roadmap. One of them asks you a question you cannot answer. You freeze. You start to panic. Your response is flustered and a bit incoherent.

One of the key things that hold us back from moving into product leadership is imposter syndrome.

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The Power of the Pause Sep 01, 2021

As product managers and leaders, we spend days running from fire drill to fire drill. We are wiped out. And when the kids are asleep, we hit our email and Slack messages to finish up the day.

Working like this is stressful; it impacts our health and family and does NOT enable us to get to the...

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Recognition, It's Not Just a Nice to Have Sep 01, 2021

We have entered August and the toll of the global pandemic continues to wear on employees, many of whom are still working from home.

A survey by SHRM conducted during the pandemic found 41% of United States employees feel burnt out from work.The survey found employees are struggling with...

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Kindness at Work...It Matters Sep 01, 2021

Today is World Kindness Day, an international holiday formed in 1998 to promote kindness throughout the world. 

Kindness is not something that should be reserved just for friends and family; it should extend to our colleagues and work family. Practicing kindness can lead to positive...

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The art of the check-in to build trust Sep 01, 2021

We have entered the human decade. With the rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence, organizations' only way to survive and grow is to change theiremployee experience model. This change involves a shift from treating employees as resources...

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You are enough. The myth of perfectionism Sep 01, 2021

When you try to be perfect, you enter a race you cannot win

You can’t even complete the race

There is no finishing line

The finishing line keeps moving

Here is the truth: the way you feel about everything is down to the pictures you make in your head and the words you say to yourself

The...

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When stress hits the product mgr Sep 01, 2021

I talk to product managers every single day who are managing anxiety, stress, and overwhelm.  Before you can focus on getting unstuck at work and moving-up the career ladder, we need to help manage the stress and anxiety. 

Let’s walk through some tools to bring down the...

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Be a positive product leader Sep 01, 2021

To be a product leader, you have to be positive.  You cannot be Debbie Downer when you walk into meetings or have check-ins with critical stakeholders.  We know what Debbie Downer’s do to the mood of a planning meeting or strategy session. When they walk in, the mood instantly...

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Recognition is not a nice to have, it's a must-have. Sep 01, 2021

We have entered August and the toll of the global pandemic continues to wear on employees, many of whom are still working from home.

A survey by SHRM conducted during the pandemic found 41% of United States employees feel burnt out from work.The survey found employees are struggling with...

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