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On Data
The rise of the position of Data Scientist to help wrangle the flood of data that modern businesses generate is a positive, but it only goes so far. The real value is to use the data constructively
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Nudges - Microsoft Outlook
Using nudges to encourage desired behavior(s) is both good and bad. Reflections of the almost forced migration to the new Outlook and thoughts
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The DEI boogey-man
I get tired of hearing all the negativity and antipathy towards DEI, I have always tried to practice it when I was and am hiring people for Product Manager positions
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Old Dudes in Product
Be kind to your elders, they have truly "been there" and "done that". Odds are great that they have experienced just about any situation, and worked through it. And for that, they are invaluable.
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My Last Post about Twitter, I promise
The endgame is here, and sadly a piece of my identity as a product manager has died. I mourn what was, and observe that the center of product management gravity had moved on long ago
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Trilogy of Terror Part 1: Twitter
What has captured my attention lately is the slow moving crapshow that is Twitter, the chaos of the FTX debacle, and now, the failure of SVB. Some thoughts on the first of this triumvirate
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The Two Week Sprint
It seems like the "standard" is now a two week sprint for Agile, making me wonder why. Some thoughts...
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The Sabbatical - A Dying Perk
There was a time when long time employees could expect to have a sabbatical, time to work on personal projects, or to just take a break. It would be nice to come back into vogue
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Protect Your Time
Product Management is a consuming profession, if you don't set boundaries and protect your diary, you are gonna have a bad time.
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Tip: Ask what Success Looks Like
A long history in product management has taught me to get a handle on what success looks like. That way, you know going in what to expect, and how to execute
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What a Week - Twitter Again
The hits just keep on coming. It seems like Elon Musk is trying to pour liquid oxygen on the $44B he is burning on his purchase of Twitter.
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You Can't Go Back
Once, a GM I worked for mused why our development team couldn't be more like a startup. I think Twitter will put that to rest forever