Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear My rating: 3 of 5 stars Great, easy to read refresher on how to form habits that stick. If you are new to the concept, this is a must read. The summary is great as well. He … Read More
There are a lot of books in the past few years about creating Habits. I had first understood the value of them from reading Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins back in 1997. It seemed like such a obvious thing. I like spontaneity, but there is no need to make the mundane and necessary … Read More
A couple years ago, after reading a post by Steve Blank on a new way to look at competition, I created a powerpoint template for a petal diagram. I’ve since used it numerous times on various projects. In the past months, I’ve been asked multiple times for if I had a template, so I figured … Read More
In my alternate dream world, I live immersed in a world of arts and culture — traveling from gallery to gallery or show to show, allowing myself to get lost in the creativity. Over the past few years, I’ve been delving back into exploring my first love: Art – music, painting, photography. The creativity that … Read More
The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael D. Watkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars An ok book – it rambles a lot at times, but there are some very clear tools which are useful. I was expecting a book that was very distinct … Read More
Lean Startup Company has been putting out one of my favorite podcasts on product management recently. Thank you Heather McGough for interviewing me for the recent one. It was a lot of fun! Note: If preferred, jump to the 4min mark to get past the Intro part. Thank you for listening
Often when I am working with teams, I am reminded of fables or stories that I was told as a child. The true nature of those stories weren’t always obvious then, but it is amazing how the insights become clearer with age. A story I was most recently reminded of, goes something along the lines of: A … Read More
Image courtesy of Bob Jagendorf, on Flickr One of the most misunderstood roles in the valley is that of a Product Manager. Depending upon which company you go to, and which methodologies or processes that company is using, there is a different definition of a product manager. With everyone flocking to Agile/Scrum, there is yet … Read More
Well we’ve been back from our 8-month long sabbatical for a bit more than a month now and a considerable amount of time after returning has been spent reminiscing. A number of people have asked about lessons we learned, what we would do again, or what we would do differently. After reflecting for some time, I … Read More
Awesome – so now you’ve got your prioritizations, you know your time-slices, and you have your flags and notifications under control right? If you haven’t read the previous articles, you may want to get yourself up to speed first: Part 1: Multitasking is a necessity Part 2: Starting points for the 1st function: Prioritization Part … Read More