Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product management — at every level — is a leadership role within the organization. Executives: A product manager’s relationship with executives varies depending on the size of the company; the larger the company, the more removed. The same holds true for the CEO and executives at smaller companies.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 2, 2012

So, how does leadership really play out in this type of non-hierarchical organization? In my experience, there are three major competencies that when developed, create a magnetic leadership style. In modern leadership conversations we hear the term transparency bandied about with regularity. Authenticity. Transparency.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 14, 2010

The book helped me understand more clearly how the Internet has changed the way we interact and get information. — The Product Management Perspective: What can you say when your boss walks in and throws a new book on your desk? Shirky’s book is an excellent read for product managers.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This book is especially pertinent to those seeking to grow their leadership skills and capabilities, but feel they are so far behind that it’s not worth the effort to even try. I’m putting the book on my TBR list. It’s sounds like a really good book to expand my leadership skills.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 8, 2010

Eric Hoffer Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. You read books, magazines and other resources that provide relevant information. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously. They write and teach what they learn. Learning is as much a part of their life as eating. You have to be a learner.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These are all valid and important ways to measure leadership, and many others exist. However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. Leadership is best measured by what you leave behind. The theme for this post came from a talk by David A.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

This powerful statement comes from Tommy Spaulding in his new book It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships. Leadership grows and develops through building effective relationships. Find ways to move your relationships forward.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 4, 2011

Motivation is a key principle discussed in the book. The main character is Ken, a soccer dad who goes on a journey to find out how to improve his execution and increase his success. While you may never be 100% better than all the others, you can be 1% better at hundreds of things. So you do more things, and you get even more motivated.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go?

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 16, 2009

If you look at its opposite, this declaration clearly demonstrates the importance great leadership plays in creating successful companies. Yet 80% of the brunt of the failure is felt by the people who can’t do anything about it.&#

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 8, 2009

Filed under: Leadership , Learning Tagged: | opportunities , resolutions , Rodney N. Without Warning is a fast read with excellent real-world applications and pertinent information for leaders who are striving to move their organizations forward without the barnacles of silent problems.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon. To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. Success in leadership comes from developing and perfecting persistence and determination. You find ways to motivate successful teamwork and positive interaction.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

When describing the impact this individual had on the trip, the speaker made the following profound observation: People will follow clear leadership What does ‘clear leadership’ mean to you? What benefits have you experienced from clear leadership? Please share your ideas. I know who is the leader in-charge.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 6, 2009

Michael Bungay Stanier offers excellent tidbits of wisdom in his book Find Your Great Work. The book is written in an accessible format to illustrate that many great ideas were born on a napkin; it is about the size of a common napkin and has notes and illustrations drawn on napkins. It’s much appreciated.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 4, 2010

This first Leadership Development Carnival in 2010 provides links to 50 posts — what Dan calls “the Best of 2009.&# The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way improve your leadership development and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The latest Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 30 fresh posts on topics such as mentors and role models, leading teams and maximizing your performance. The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2009

Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Thanks a million!

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It is a tremendous honor to be named to this list with other great blogs such as Seth’s Blog , Management Excellence , The Best Horse Sense (a personal favorite since I grew up on a ranch), Great Leadership , the Tom Peters Weblog and many other great leadership blogs.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

September’s Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as employee development, identifying true leaders and beating stress. The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 22, 2013

Authors Chip Heath and Dan Heath wrote the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work with the following goals: “We want to make you a bit better at making good decisions, and we want to help you make your good decisions a bit more decisively. The book is replete with great stories that will keep you reading and learning.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 24, 2013

In his book Nice Companies Finish First: Why Cutthroat Management is over—and Collaboration Is In , author Peter Shankman shows how famously nice executives, entrepreneurs, and companies are setting the standard for success in this new world. This book has scores of stories that illustrate how nice people and companies finish first.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 7, 2009

Jim Holland’s guest post Leadership Lessons from a Kindergarten Class is the focus. July’s Leadership Carnivals brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as accountability, talent management and succession planning. The Leadership Development Carnival is well a half hour of your time.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 1, 2009

A great example of enduring leadership was Samuel Adams , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Filed under: Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | effort , endurance , marathon , perseverance , Samuel Adams , success « Knowledge is power Founding Fathers – true leaders » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

What can a classroom full of bright-eyed and energized kindergartners teach you about leadership? I decided to use this as research into the minds of 6 year olds and to see what leadership attributes the kids had acquired over the months. Jim’s passion is enabling product marketing teams. My wife is a gifted Kindergarten teacher.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Authentic Leadership. Because their influence is felt, their leadership is more highly regarded. Remember, the real point of leadership is not to change others, but to enroll them in a collaborative effort to achieve a common goal. This dramatically affected our ability to work together. The Big Picture.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

Study Covey’s book and practice the principles he so eloquently teaches. Covey « Credit comes later Leadership and persistence » Like Be the first to like this post. Covey « Credit comes later Leadership and persistence » Like Be the first to like this post. Every aspect of your life will improve.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. – The Product Management Perspective: The ten actions above are important for successful product leadership. Build relationships of trust.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

This is an excellent book that lays out simple steps to become a person other people trust, especially online. I will write more about the book here soon. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. My appeal to you: Keep me honest.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Covey is the abundance of leadership quotes he has included in the book. Jim Burke, former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson Filed under: Leadership , Trust , Uncategorized Tagged: | business , relationships , Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R. They give excellent insight into the importance trust plays in your success.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | learn , opportunity , value , Mark Sanborn , design « Five championship strategies Book Review: Here Comes Everybody » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

I had listened to a podcast and read positive reviews about the book, so I was happy to receive a copy. I say “receive&# because a friend of mine gave me the book with a personalized autograph from the author. As I began reading them it didn’t take me long to realize the power of this book. Trust is the glue.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

In his book The Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R. The strength of your character and competence equate to the strength of your leadership. Without them, effective leadership becomes to be a near impossible task. Your credibility — the quality or power of inspiring belief — grows in much the same way.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The Wall Street Journal tackles the issue of retaining executives in a recent article How to Keep Your Best Executives. And that means giving executives opportunities to take on greater responsibility, broaden their skills and cultivate a network of relationships with their peers.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Every book and every company started from the spark of an idea. In his audio book “Capturing Million Dollar Ideas,&# Richard Paul Evans recommends keeping and “idea journal&# with you at all times so you can capture ideas as they come. That topic deserves its own post (or perhaps its own book).

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The executive team wants to know when we’re shipping. Filed under: Leadership , Team Building , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | language « Lucky breaks Book Review: The Leader Who had no Title » Like Be the first to like this post. The product management team needs to fill in all the gaps.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 28, 2012

The book Conversations That Win The Complex Sale delves into the practices that lead to successful selling in complex situations. A short blog post cannot begin to convey the depth and meaning of this book, and especially not the value of the training. Measuring is not easy, but it’s possible.

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