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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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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...
Happy 2021. What do you truly want this year with your career? For many, they want to get that promotion into leadership that they know they deserve. I challenge you to take it one step further. To level up into leadership AND love what you do again.
Moving into leadership in a workplace...
So many product managers I speak to are held back by lack of confidence. When they are talking to senior leaders, they prep for hours since they want to be able to answer any possible question. When they are asked something they do not know, they shrink in fear.
Inspired product...
The authentic, human-centered leaders are starting to emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of the last few months. The ones who are pausing to evaluate the systemic racism in their organization. The ones who are giving flexibility to employees who are managing at-home work with children, with...
According to NeuroLeadership Institute, 96% of business leaders are concerned about productivity in the face of a pandemic. Meanwhile, the future of work is now upon us, requiring new skills and a new mindset to more effectively adapt to change. Organizations have two choices:...
As we confront the wounds of racism, manage the COVID-19 crisis, and figure out how to lead through economic uncertainty, leaders are experiencing anxiety and stress. Now is the time to focus on building resilience, despite such challenges.
In the field of positive psychology, ...
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...
As the world adjusts to month six of the pandemic, digital communication has become the norm, requiring many organizations to rethink processes around performance management. Managers are handling so many changes that some people-related tasks might have fallen through the cracks....
Think about an inspiring leader from your past – a leader who inspired you to do your best work. My guess is they could give you constructive feedback, and you would take that feedback as a gift and make necessary changes. You may not have enjoyed receiving the feedback, but you could hear...