(Photo by Patrick Tomasso via Unsplash) There is no industry-accepted education or training program for product managers. Nor should there be. Product managers are by their nature cross-functional and must to understand every aspect of the business and customer. As a result, the competent and effective product manager requires a diverse set of skills in… Continue reading
The product manager is one of the most difficult and rewarding roles in technology. 1 Ultimately, your job as product manager is to move the business forward in a significant way — think 10x instead of 10% — which means working on really hard problems. Yet it’s far too easy to get caught up in… Continue reading
New Year’s resolutions are for chumps. Most New Year’s resolutions are bound to fail. We just aren’t that good at discipline and self-control. And yet we still have a strongly held belief that willpower is something you can actually will into being. Believe that, and you’ll remain a statistic … and become yet another human… Continue reading
Google has 65 million suggestions on how to wake up early. I’m going to save you some time. It’s simple, really: Set a goal for the morning Set an alarm Get out of bed Complete your goal. But wait, you say — that’s not easy?! I never said it was easy. I said it was… Continue reading
A morning routine is the key to many things, including discipline, focus, and health. Here’s mine. Prep for the morning. I want my morning routine to go smooth and by the numbers. Here are things I like to prep: My preferred caffeine delivery system. If this is coffee, I prep the pot the night before,… Continue reading