Leading product strategy and execution
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Building software platforms and applications that customers love, and will recommend to their peers, takes extreme focus and hard work.
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Leadership strategies to improve workplace culture
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
Guest post by Gabe Nelson Great leaders inspire. Great leaders don’t dominate a room, they motivate it.
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Using the right data methods in product research
Lead on Purpose
JULY 27, 2020
Delivering a solid product that customers love requires an up-front knowledge of the market in which customers and potential customers operate. Understanding the problems they face, and solving those problems with a software solution, is the end goal.
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An Effective Leader Leads by Influence, not Authority
Lead on Purpose
MAY 28, 2020
A successful leader leads by influence, not by wielding authority.
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How new technology is affecting SMBs
Lead on Purpose
JUNE 29, 2019
Guest post by Cayden Whitmond Now more than ever, the future of business is one shaped by fast-paced innovations to technology and the way that work is done.
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Leadership styles for directing small teams
Lead on Purpose
MAY 22, 2019
Leadership differs depending on the size of the group you’re leading. For most product managers, the people they lead work on different teams and the individuals they need to influence don’t report to them.
Developing high-performance product teams
Lead on Purpose
MAY 7, 2019
It’s difficult (if not impossible) to quantify what it takes to develop a productive and successful product team. Every product is unique, and every company does things differently.
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Why customer success matters
Lead on Purpose
MARCH 28, 2019
Think about a product you use regularly. Why do you use it? Why do you love it? What keeps you coming back?
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4 Steps for Designing a Healthy Interconnective Infrastructure
Lead on Purpose
MARCH 27, 2019
Guest post by Yvette Bethel Your interconnective infrastructure is the framework that facilitates interpersonal and other work relationships.
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Why small habits make a big difference
Lead on Purpose
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The word ‘habit’ generates different thoughts depending on your situation. For some it’s that thing they are addicted to. For others it brings to mind the things they’re not doing and invokes anxiety.
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Bridging the leadership gap in innovation
Lead on Purpose
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Guest post by Jesse Nieminen We’re living in an age where many industries are facing big changes. To thrive, or even survive, most companies need to find ways to innovate. Yet, most companies fail to do that.
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Motivating and influencing your teams
Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 14, 2019
You’ve nailed the vision, and built the foundation of trust, now you need to motivate your teams. The success of your product depends on the work they (engineering, UX/design, marketing, sales, etc.) do.
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How to create product vision
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 26, 2018
One of the key elements of a successful product management organization is creating the vision for your products—the ‘why’ that drives their purchase and the factors that make them successful in their markets.
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“Self-Made” is BS
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Guest post by Rick Miller The widely-held belief that success is available to everyone, simply with focus and hard work is one among many positive messages regularly reinforced in our Western culture.
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132 3 Ways To Stop Sleep Walking Through Your Leadership Legacy
Lead on Purpose
JULY 16, 2018
Guest article by Glain Roberts-McCabe “She was completely whole and yet never fully complete” ?Maquita Donyel Irvin One day, I was having lunch with John, a successful CEO of a national retailer.
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Why the Future is up to Us
Lead on Purpose
APRIL 4, 2018
We live in a fast-paced world where technology changes our lives daily. For some it’s invigorating. For others it’s intimidating if not terrifying.
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Developing Your Team Purpose
Lead on Purpose
MARCH 26, 2018
Guest post by John Izzo, PhD and Jeff Vanderwielen PhD Today’s product managers wear many hats and are required to be motivators, counsellors, mentors, and enforcers.
Development 184
184 How motivated leaders leave a legacy
Lead on Purpose
MARCH 6, 2018
The most successful companies have motivated leaders that inspire motivation at all levels of the organization. They are motivated for a real purpose, not just for money or other short-term rewards.
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Turning your desires into purpose
Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 29, 2018
Success depends as much on the desire of an individual as anything else. Hard work, persistence and intelligence also factor in, and depending on the endeavor, these may play a big role.
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How to find your WHY
Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 22, 2018
A key focus of this blog—from its beginning—has been purpose. Leading on purpose, working with purpose; doing things intentionally, doing things for the right reason. Though topics have led in various directions, the core focus has been purpose.
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Transparency – All Cards Face-Up
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Guest post by Paul Sean Hill Creating and leading high-performing teams in any setting requires a high-trust environment. A critical component in creating and keeping that trust is complete transparency across the team.
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Resilience in change
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Change happens. Change is one of the inevitable aspects of business and life. Some find it difficult to deal with change, and their attitude toward it limits their growth.
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Take a Recess. Be More Productive.
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Guest post by Dave Crenshaw Think back to when you were a kid in about third grade. You’ve been in the classroom the better part of the day and a draining feeling would start to occur.
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What makes a learning organization?
Lead on Purpose
AUGUST 28, 2017
Amazon, Intuit, Airbnb, Disney, FedEx and Uber…what do these companies have in common? They know their customers. They don’t just know about their customers, they know why their customers ‘hire’ them and their products to do specific jobs.
10 tips for new leaders
Lead on Purpose
JULY 31, 2017
Leading a new team comes with challenges. You have a group of people who have grown accustomed to doing things a certain way. They may or may not have liked their departing manager.
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My example, my hero
Lead on Purpose
JULY 10, 2017
My heart is heavy as I write this article; my father passed away a few days ago.
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How the workplace is changing
Lead on Purpose
JUNE 19, 2017
Today’s workforce is working from home more and more. This trend is growing and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
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The determination to do
Lead on Purpose
JUNE 12, 2017
One of the interesting things I’ve found about life—all aspects of life—is that it keeps moving forward, it keeps changing. Every day brings something new, something different.
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Why we need to re-think learning
Lead on Purpose
MAY 22, 2017
Long-time readers of Lead on Purpose have seen this quote by Eric Hoffer: “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future.
148 How you become the ideal team player
Lead on Purpose
MAY 15, 2017
Teamwork is critical for the true success of everything we do. Think about it, every venture we undertake requires help from someone; that’s the way it’s supposed to go.
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170 How leaders navigate change
Lead on Purpose
APRIL 17, 2017
We live in a fast-paced world. Things are changing around us at such a fast a rate it’s difficult to keep up. There are so many factors that come into play in the ever-changing world.
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Lead on Purpose
MARCH 13, 2017
Guest post by Annabelle Smyth Many companies still hold tight to the old way of doing things. They put you in high-pressure situations and hope that you get all your work done out of fear.
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How do you land the career of your dreams?
Lead on Purpose
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Guest post by Frank Song Many working professionals are stuck in underpaid, intellectually unstimulating jobs, and at companies with no career growth potential. Do you know anyone in this position? Does this describe your situation?
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100 Launching winning products and services
Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 16, 2017
One of the more difficult tasks for a company is launching new products and initiatives. It’s easier to focus on designing and building products than getting them successfully into the market.
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How to create a culture of innovation
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 26, 2016
Disruptive and incremental innovations: How to ascend the ladders and avoid the snakes Guest post by Gaia Grant and Andrew Grant Current realities are harsh.
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Recognizing your path to success
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 19, 2016
Every successful individual I’ve ever met has told me their path to success was filled with surprises and obstacles they never thought about before they started. Things happened they never anticipated. They experienced both positive surprises and disappointing setbacks.
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100 Why leaders need to engage employees
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Many managers have an unspoken expectation that employees are responsible for motivating themselves. Their idea goes like this: since the company pays them, they should do what they’re told, and happily complete any task put in front of them.
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Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Many managers have an unspoken expectation that employees are responsible for motivating themselves. Their idea goes like this: since the company pays them, they should do what they’re told, and happily complete any task put in front of them.
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Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Customer service continues to capture the attention and focus of companies, but many organizations still struggle to raise it to the level for which they are striving. What factors play in to good customer service? What do customers really expect?
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Why you should focus on prosperity
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Prosperity is a mindset. How you live, and the resources that come into and shape, your life, ultimately come as a result of focus. What you focus on leads to prosperity, or the lack thereof.
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196 How do you define your purpose?
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Among the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.
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250 How Leaders Lead on Purpose in Crisis
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Guest post by James E. Lukaszewski One of the most common weaknesses I see in crisis response is the lack of specific roles and assignments for top management.
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198 The value of hard work and perseverance
Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Recently I was reminded of a story about a young man who lived during the 1849 Gold Rush. An older, wiser man observed him passing by obvious ‘flecks’ of gold in the stream, and asked him why.
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Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Recently I was reminded of a story about a young man who lived during the 1849 Gold Rush. An older, wiser man observed him passing by obvious ‘flecks’ of gold in the stream, and asked him why.
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