Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This led him to develop what he called an “idiot index,” which calculated how much costly a finished product was than the cost of its basic materials. If a product had a high idiot index, its cost could be reduced significantly by devising more efficient manufacturing techniques. You are responsible for the production process.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Often, and especially in contemporary times, the real story of innovation doesn’t involve lone geniuses or flashes of inspiration, but teams, organizations, and leaders who cultivate systems and cultures where new ideas can sprout and flourish. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. That’s a myth.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And that’s as true for you as it is for every member of your team. Even in the best of times, every day is a battle for productivity, the wring the most out of every day, optimize output and ensure that your overhead costs (including the costs associated with your personnel) are maintaining an optimal ROI.

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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.) In nearly all cases, the individuals on … Continue reading →

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2020

First, let’s talk about software engineering. Software engineering jobs deal with very varied fields of computer science, which also apply to a wide spectrum of fields, such as business, scientific research, medicine, production, logistics, banking, meteorology, law, networks and much more.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

As product managers you have a significant responsibility for the success of your company. Start by focusing on three simple, yet powerful, keys to success: Know your market: Get a clear understanding of the market where your products compete, and work diligently to stay out in front of new trends and technologies. Know what works.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 31, 2023

Transform your leadership and team’s results with the power of small habits Your team won’t become a high-functioning powerhouse after one offsite. The idea was deemed far too risky, and most engineers wrote it off as an unsafe proposal. The story of this engineering marvel begins with a simple picnic and a letter.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 25, 2017

Chris Edmonds: Two key indicators of a healthy team are that they are productive (getting tasks done to standards, on budget and on time) and effective (working together with a minimum of drama.) A 2013 University of Phoenix survey revealed that nearly 7 in 10 American workers have served on dysfunctional teams. every day.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Creating world-class products and services is a discipline that some organizations seem to master, and others struggle to achieve. Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. Radhika’s experience building products in numerous industries is evident in every chapter. Radhika Dutt.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 15, 2011

One of my colleagues on the engineering team recently told me “if you can’t write your spec in 140 characters, I can’t implement it.” Effective communication is the key to creating great products (and services). One of the best books on creating great products is Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Flexible Work Arrangements and Pay Flexible work arrangements are not commonly offered to F1 team employees, especially those in roles that require on-track activities, such as mechanics, engineers, and drivers. They must be able to make decisions under pressure and motivate their team to perform at their best.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 24, 2016

As the following story illustrates, inspiring identity is a crucial factor in team performance and can help organizations overcome tremendous obstacles. Their productivity was lackluster, and the quality of their work was disappointing. The post How Inspiring Identity Fuels Team Performance appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

.” The study, which was conducted on a cohort of software engineers employed by a prominent Fortune 500 company, sheds light on the impact of physical proximity on collaboration. Additionally, female engineers were four times more likely to leave under such circumstances. . As before, this phenomenon was greatest among women.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities. You see, despite their immense talent, our teams were completely dysfunctional. Morale sunk, and our productivity did, too. Mental diversity strengthens teams.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Unlike finance, sales, or product development, these objectives met in organizations aren’t something you can hold in your hand or enter into a spreadsheet. We have already seen the HR tech wave support with HRIS and various tools, allowing Chief People Officers and their teams to optimize different aspects of their work.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

. • Technology and Operations: A startup must be able to fulfill its value promise, which entails actually inventing the product, building git, physically delivering it, and servicing it after it’s been sold. Premature scaling of marketing and product development efforts is a widespread cause of startup failure. False Starts.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways To Empower Your Team by Karin Hurt @LetsGrowLeaders. Three Ways Leaders Can Solve the “People Problems” That Hold Teams Back via @KelloggInsight “I am trying to point out flaws in your approach. Boosting Team Performance: 3 Ways to Make Your Team's Engine More Powerful by Ken Downer @RapidStartLdr.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Working with event professionals to deliver an entertaining event experience that provides useful content attendees can take back to their team to improve results and retention is something I am passionate about and enjoy tremendously! It’s an honor when clients or friends refer me for a speaking engagement.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

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). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The original idea for starting Lead on Purpose was a recognition that product managers have the need to lead (inspire, motivate, guide) people who do not report them. The leadership role of the product team (PM, PO, PMM, UX) is critical to the success of any organization. Building trust is the key to building a great team.

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Great Results Team Building

MARCH 9, 2012

Every office manager, athletic coach or school principal wants a workplace with better teamwork, but without team building the behaviors that you define as evidence of teamwork will likely go unseen. All I wanted was a car that ran well – but I neglected to add oil and the engine became a casualty of my careless inattention.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional development has emerged as a vital tool for business owners and engineers alike to enhance their skills, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success. The Power of Lifelong Learning The landscape of business and engineering is constantly evolving, driven by technological advancements and market demands.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2020

They offer a platform for information sharing, debating and discussing ideas, decision making, reviewing processes, and simply staying in touch with the team. Factor in enough time for all team members to share their views and suggestions. Here are a few effective tips to make your virtual meeting more engaging and productive.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

To explain what I mean, I’ll lean on my background as an engineer. In my engineering design classes, I learned about the concept of design or safety margin — a factor built into design calculations to allow for minor errors, miscalculations, under estimations, and other variables that are difficult to accurately determine.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. When this happens, I interpret this as meaning that our team isn’t working very efficiently. In terms of concerns, you may be concerned that the team is throwing good money after bad.

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Leading with Trust

AUGUST 30, 2020

In my last two articles, I’ve explored the concept of a team’s Conversational Capacity ®. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “ sweet spot.” The fight reaction shows itself in team communication when people engage in “win” behavior. We should disband the team and use the resources elsewhere.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

Through it, I will show you how to see your team’s strengths for what they really are, create a more balanced team dynamic, and set yourself up for more unexpected wins. It was hard and rewarding work that pushed every member of our eight-person team to the limit. Goliaths of the world beware. well, we were the answer.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2024

Pinpointing the exact skills you want in your toolkit – from knowledge in Management of Change to advanced AI prompt engineering technique – is the key to not just surviving but thriving in really any industry. Say you’re a product manager really hoping to level up your UX design skills.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2023

They also deliver better products and service to customers. This came into rapid focus for us at BJSS, a world-class business technology consultancy, when the rapid growth of a new business unit left our junior engineers requiring additional support and advice around their training and progression opportunities. This is how we did it.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

By simply being willing to stop the madness and reclaim the asylum from the lunatics (inept leaders, lazy managers, and fee happy consultants), huge gains in morale and productivity can be quickly achieved. Rather, allow your team to create a next practices solution. Good process comes as a by-product of clarity of purpose.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2019

In Google’s team study, they found what distinguished high-performing teams from low-performing teams is not team cohesion, motivation, or average IQ, but rather frequent turn-taking in conversations and high social sensitivity toward what team members are thinking and feeling. And collisions can be engineered.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

Offer compelling digital solutions and experiences, not just physical products or services. Leveraging digital technologies, they’re going deep into the usage life cycle to fulfill unmet needs, either grafting new solutions onto physical products and services or replacing physical products and services entirely.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2015

Chris Edmonds : When I consult with executives on crafting a high performance, values-aligned culture, one of the first things I do is to examine the effectiveness of their leadership team. Whatever that team is called - an executive team, a leadership team, a management team, etc. They include: 1.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 16, 2019

Make Space So You Can Be More Productive. More work means more productivity, right? John Pencavel of Stanford University studied productivity. He found that, as you increase the number of hours, productivity increases. After 50 hours a week, the growth in productivity slows down. but only up to a point.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. What new products and services will you create with it?

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