(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→