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Leading Thoughts for April 8, 2021

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Watts Wacker and Jim Taylor on vision: “The only way to succeed in the marketplace today—the marketplace of individuals or products or services or ideas—is to know your own story and to follow it into the future. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. Source: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2021

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Most organizations have created always-on work contexts that are burning people out and hurting performance rather than delivering productivity, innovation and engagement. Radical Product Thinking : The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter by Radhika Dutt. They catch “product diseases” that often kill innovation.

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Made From Scratch

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But then founder Kent Taylor is not a conventional guy. Throughout the book, his colleagues, friends, and family members weigh in on Taylor’s remarkable journey, and at the end of each chapter, he summarizes lessons he had learned along the way. Instead of offering discounts, focus on product and service quality.

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Leadership and Product Management

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Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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Three practices of successful product managers

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A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. Work with the sales team; understand how they sell your products. Make customer calls and customer visits often. Know what works.

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A new Leadership Development Carnival

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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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A new Leadership Development Carnival

Lead on Purpose

The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen. 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.