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Three practices of successful product managers

Lead on Purpose

A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. This seems straight forward, and yet in my experience company leaders too often lose track of this important goal. In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities.

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13 Things that Make Organizations Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

Adaptability and Agility The 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have tested organizations’ resilience. It’s crucial to develop leadership at all levels, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. In a crowded market place, extraordinary products stand out. Ordinary products languish.

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Guest Post: 10 Secrets of Effective Leaders

Lead on Purpose

Set clear goals. Set goals that are clear, reasonable and attainable. By analyzing the details, you’ll have the right amount of knowledge to set and attain achievable goals. – The Product Management Perspective: The ten actions above are important for successful product leadership. Grow your skills.

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Five questions to ask each week

Lead on Purpose

“Do business by design rather than by default.&# — The Product Management Perspective: We will improve our effectiveness and our ability to work with others by giving careful thought to these questions. As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy.

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Five championship strategies

Lead on Purpose

What struck me the first time I listened to this podcast is how beautifully these principles apply to product management, to leadership and to life in general. We need to look ahead and have goals for future success, and make choices right now that take us in that direction. Larry spells ‘win’ as an acronym, W.I.N.,

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Leadership and persistence

Lead on Purpose

Gaining it requires determination and a mindset that — no matter what happens — you will stick to your principles and goals. — The Product Management Perspective: The importance of persistence in creating great products cannot be overstated. Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon.

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Leadership — what you leave

Lead on Purpose

A few common methods include: The number of people reporting up through the organization The quantity or amount of product or services produced The “bottom line&# or income produced by the company The number of links, references or accolades to the leader or the organization Other methods that focus on things and not people.