collaboration • 4 min read Being Empathetic In the middle of a CPO coaching session last week, I recalled the passing of Daniel Kahneman, the Nobelist who…
• 1 min read Podcast: More 2 Marketing I joined Susan Walsh on her More 2 Marketing podcast, where we had an hour-long conversation around: * project funding vs.…
• 1 min read Videocast: Product Leader's Journey I joined Rahul Abhyankar on his Product Leader's Journey videocast. We talked at length about * What Go-to-Market teams…
• 1 min read Videocast: Steve Johnson & Grant Hunter (Product Growth Leaders) I joined Grant Hunter and Steve Johnson for a livestreamed Product Conversation. Give it a listen. We had a lively,…
Economics • 6 min read Count The Digits One technique that I teach in my product courses/workshops is something I call “count the digits.” It’s a…
• 1 min read Videocast: Mastering C-Suite Persuasion I had the honor of joining Bosky Mukherjee for a free-wheeling discussion about product leadership, the language of money, and…
Leadership • 5 min read Permission To Stay Focused An essential role of CPOs and other product leaders that’s never listed in the job description is giving organizational…
• 1 min read Podcast: Modern Job Hunt - From PM to Product Director I joined Ryan Fetterly's Modern Job Hunt podcast to talk about product management career paths, specifically moving from…
company strategy • 6 min read Product Strategy Depends on Company Strategy Expanding on a recent post (Revenue Goals are Not Company Strategies), I’ve been seeing lots of maker teams (product,…
Leadership • 1 min read Podcast: Speaking the Language of C-Level Execs (Money) Margarida Cosme Pereira, with Lisbon's Productized conference, invited me to join their podcast for a wide-ranging discussion including:…
Economics • 9 min read We Have To Support Every Line of Production Code Forever In the heat of an enterprise deal moment, it’s easy to think very short-term about the long-term costs of…
company strategy • 6 min read Revenue Goals are Not Company Strategies We’re in the Silly Season: companies of all sizes are doing annual planning — intending to lock down 12 months…