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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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Your passion is your greatest asset, learn how to share it Continue reading → Knowledge Purpose ambitions courage creativity entrepreneur experience grit passion

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 11, 2020

During the last few weeks and months so much has changed for all of us. With the recent pandemic we’ve seen many things change that we heretofore took for granted, things we’d become so accustomed to were transformed within days.

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Leadership 201

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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Lead on Purpose

MAY 28, 2020

A successful leader leads by influence, not by wielding authority. Leadership #prodmgmt Continue reading → Leadership Product Management clarity constraints data discussion influence motivate vision why

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The most effective leaders know there’s only one thing they have complete control over: “the way in which I respond and react to another human.” They know their success depends on the unity and determination of their team members.

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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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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 15, 2018

Guest post by Jennifer Birch In business, being a leader doesn’t just fill a job title. You must have the capacity to motivate your team to enable them to deliver their tasks in a timely manner and in line with … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building Communication expectations morale responsibility

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Organization Motivation Leadership Morale 201

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. For many in this audience, it connotes … Continue reading → Purpose habits processes results success systems

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Guest post by Jenn Clark A survey revealed that out of 180 business leaders, four out of 10 do not get enough sleep at least four nights a week. If you catch yourself yawning at your desk or nodding off … Continue reading → Leadership business focus health performance productivity relationships

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Survey Leadership Productivity Products 181

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The word ‘channel’ has various and differing meanings. I grew up on a ranch, and we had to get water to the grass and to the cattle. My dad and grandpa built ditches and canals to channel the water to … Continue reading → Team Building channels Communication decisiveness discipline motivation relationships

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Team Building Motivation Team 210

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The word ‘channel’ has various and differing meanings. I grew up on a ranch, and we had to get water to the grass and to the cattle. My dad and grandpa built ditches and canals to channel the water to … Continue reading → Team Building channels Communication decisiveness discipline motivation relationships

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Team Building Motivation Team 210

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Guest post by John Packham The debate is still out about whether leaders are born or made, but if you are looking to up your leadership game this year, you’ll want to do what all great leaders do: practice self-coaching. … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building decisions gratitude productivity self-coaching success

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Leadership Team Building Productivity Products 179

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. Having seen the empowering effect of this … Continue reading → Trust culture expertise responsibility transparency truth

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Environment Team 178

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In our world of work and business, competition is a real thing. Too often, however, we miss the real competitor. We overlook the root of what our products are really competing against. As Peter Drucker famously said: “The customer rarely … Continue reading → Uncategorized Clayton Christensen Competing Against Luck competition disruption Innovation Jobs Theory Jobs To Be Done

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Drucker Christensen Disruptive Innovation Productivity 203

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In our world of work and business, competition is a real thing. Too often, however, we miss the real competitor. We overlook the root of what our products are really competing against. As Peter Drucker famously said: “The customer rarely … Continue reading → Uncategorized Clayton Christensen Competing Against Luck competition disruption Innovation Jobs Theory Jobs To Be Done

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Drucker Christensen Disruptive Innovation Productivity 203

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. When … Continue reading → Leadership Speed Reading employee engagement motivation optimism

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Company Management Motivation Leadership 198

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. Thinking about the life before … Continue reading → Purpose commitment happiness impact likeness metrics progress success

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Metrics Commitment Succession 200

Lead on Purpose

JULY 16, 2018

Guest article by Glain Roberts-McCabe “She was completely whole and yet never fully complete” ?Maquita Maquita Donyel Irvin One day, I was having lunch with John, a successful CEO of a national retailer. Like most executives in highly pressured sectors, John feels … Continue reading → Leadership intentional legacy vision

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Retail CEO Execution Leadership 159

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How To

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. When … Continue reading → Leadership Speed Reading employee engagement motivation optimism

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Company Management Motivation Leadership 196

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. Regardless of whether the people you … Continue reading → Leadership Product Management organization people principles strategy

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Leadership Styles Team Influence Report 139

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Success is a clear, yet complex word that means different things for different people. The measurements vary, the approaches to achieving change and the commitment to achieving fluctuate over time. In recent study and pondering, three words came to mind … Continue reading → Purpose clarity commitment courage principles success

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Succession Commitment 198

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 → Product Management Trust confidence energy influence motivate optimism vision

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Influence Motivation Team Engineering 143

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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. In the past, emerging tech may have been exclusive to bigger businesses, … Continue reading → Knowledge Learning Techology AI Artificial Intelligence chatbot cybersecurity Innovation Machine Learning SMBs technology

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Technology Innovation 133

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When I think of leaders who have built great companies, the first name that comes to mind is Steve Jobs. He was arguably one of the greatest CEOs of the modern business era. His vision transformed the personal computer, music, … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building assessment coaching mentor vision

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CEO Team Building Mentor Company 190

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When I think of leaders who have built great companies, the first name that comes to mind is Steve Jobs. He was arguably one of the greatest CEOs of the modern business era. His vision transformed the personal computer, music, … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building assessment coaching mentor vision

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CEO Team Building Mentor Company 190

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. It’s difficult to balance competing job priorities and some leaders do a great job … Continue reading → Leadership Purpose mentor motivator teamwork

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 27, 2015

Guest post by Victor Prince We hear the phrase “think outside the box” a lot. If “the box” is something that is stifling creativity, it sounds like something to avoid. But when “the box” is a framework that smart leaders … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building behavior performance

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Team Creativity Leadership Team Building 219

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? When creating a product or service, you want your users and buyers to answer these questions with positive … Continue reading → Innovation Product Management #CustomerSuccess customer retention markets product service technology

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Succession Positioning Productivity Products 134

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. You may or may not have worked … Continue reading → Leadership Learning Uncategorized motivation relationships

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Tips Team Management Motivation 166

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

So much productivity is lost in businesses because the people who are hired to do the work are not motivated or even worse are demotivated to give their best effort. Have you seen this in your organization? What is the … Continue reading → Leadership Purpose accountability dedication inspirational leadership management motivation passion

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Motivation Leadership Productivity Products 210

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 20, 2018

Whether you are a small startup or an international corporation, HR management and organization presents an equally important matter. Choosing a proper team structure for your hierarchy and management isn’t as simple as it seems. There are numerous factors to … Continue reading → Leadership structure teams

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Efficiency Team Organization Management 144

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 20, 2015

Guest post by Jüri Kaljundi As a CEO, I make sure that at the end of the week I know what every member of my team is up to and they know that I know. Because I believe that … Continue reading → Leadership Team Building Communication engagement teamwork

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Cost CEO Team Building Teamwork 214

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 19, 2019

The goal of every company and product leader is to invent products (or services) that become recognized market leaders. Creating a new product category is icing on the cake, but also rare and extremely difficult. We all know about companies … Continue reading → Innovation Leadership Product Management market leader market problems market-leading product category product innovation strategy

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Productivity Products Marketing Goal 126

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 2, 2017

A common response—when you ask somebody for their help or their input—is “I don’t have enough time.” This is an interesting response given that we all have the same amount of time – 24 hours in a day. When someone … Continue reading → Purpose entrepreneur productivity time management

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Management How To Entrepreneur Productivity 160

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