Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

If my final score is who I want to be — a man or woman of integrity, of honesty, of virtue, of hard work, of ethics — then I can sustain setbacks and difficulties that come. In life we all write the script of the final person we want to be. As Larry says: “these strategies work! Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Strategy 196

Strategy Sports Ethics Loyalty 196

Lead on Purpose

MAY 8, 2010

You read blogs and follow thought-leaders on Twitter; you watch what they are talking about learn as much as you can. How can you — the product manager — keep up? You have to be a learner. You read books, magazines and other resources that provide relevant information. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership 165

Leadership Loyalty Taylorism Taylor 165

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

Learn Success Luck o’the Irish & our Lucky Break 15 years ago Filed under: Learning Tagged: | choice , Robin Sharma , success « Flexibility and letting go Speak the language » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 140

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 140

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. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership Development 124

Leadership Development Development McCarthy Leadership 124

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 links include posts on topics such as building better leaders, measuring employee engagement and building corporate trust. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership Development 124

Leadership Development Development McCarthy Leadership 124

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | Tom Peters « Lead with integrity Do hard things » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 124

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 124

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Trust and credibility Book Review: Trust Agents Trust – the key to success The 5 Character Traits to Accelerate Trust Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | behavior , character , competence , honesty , loyalty , respect , results , Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R.

Covey 265

Covey Loyalty Ethics Taylorism 265

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on November 8, 2010 at 9:29 pm said: David, thanks for your comment. Binary works…the beauty is in the simplicity. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership 170

Leadership Bottom-up Long-term Taylorism 170

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

This flows naturally from creating value for ourselves and our customers. Confidence and happiness are excellent byproducts. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 169

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 169

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

3 Responses Chris Fillebrown , on January 1, 2010 at 8:07 pm said: In October of 2009 I started the Frame of Reference blog to focus on the innovation space. In particular, the blog is set up to collect and describe various practical solution-strategies that are available in the marketplace. Thank you for your insight.

Leadership 200

Leadership Rogers Ethics Taylorism 200

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 12, 2009

Filed under: Innovation Tagged: | bear shaving , focus , Seth Godin « Win with Win/Loss analysis Provide opportunities for success » Like Be the first to like this post. Too often we deal with the symptoms of a problem instead of dealing with the problem head-on; Seth Godin calls this “bear shaving.&#

Godin 100

Godin Taylorism Taylor Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 19, 2010

One Response | The Productologist: Exploring the Depths of Product Management , on August 24, 2010 at 9:15 am said: [.] Flexibility and letting go [Lead on Purpose] [.] Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 150

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 150

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. The best way to start to learn about product management is to read books, magazines and blogs. Continue to read this and other blogs, ask questions and you’ll learn in the process. CEOs are praised for their vision.

Taylorism 145

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 145

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | Art Petty , beating stress , Dan McCarthy , employee development , Leadership Development Carnival , Scott Eblin , Wally Bock « Top 100 leadership blog Guest Post: Talk is Cheap! » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership Development 113

Leadership Development Development McCarthy Leadership 113

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Covey , success « Keeping the best A new Leadership Development Carnival » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Covey 133

Covey Taylorism Taylor Godin 133

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. I will continue to learn and share and identify blogs, books and people who are doing great things in leadership and product management. I’m blogging to learn, not to make money. I’ve hopefully added at least a drop to the bucket.

Commitment 140

Commitment Godin Taylorism Taylor 140

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 15, 2009

Greg Strouse answers this question on his blog Tales from an XOD. When should you start networking? Check out his post OK, let’s try this one more time. Filed under: Trust Tagged: | Greg Strouse , networking , XOD « Leadership lessons Going beyond best practices » Like Be the first to like this post.

Taylorism 100

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 15, 2009

This comes from Mark Sanborn ‘s blog, and tackles the topic of moving Beyond Best Practices. I found one more article I wanted you, my readers, to be aware of. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 100

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 10, 2009

On his podcast, Dr. Paul talks with John and Amy Simmons who share an amazing story about adopting children from Russia. This podcast is not about leadership or product management; however, it’s a powerful story that is worth taking time to hear. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 100

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Filed under: Knowledge , Leadership , Market-driven , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | Earl Nightingale , goals , market research , progress , success « Clear leadership Trust and credibility » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Succession 145

Succession Taylorism Taylor Ethics 145

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 19, 2009

Today’s link comes from Chris Brogan. Chris writes about the importance falling plays in learning to fly. You have to take chances to succeed, to get to new levels. Filed under: Knowledge , Leadership Tagged: | chances , Chris Brogan , success « Becoming successful Realities of change » Like Be the first to like this post.

Taylorism 100

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Product managers have a huge opportunity to work effectively with their development teams to bring products through to market. Thanks for comment. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership 169

Leadership Taylorism Taylor Ethics 169

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2009

One Response Igor , on August 30, 2009 at 12:29 am said: Often times, opportunity disguises as failure or crysis. Take Advantage! Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 145

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 145

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Filed under: Purpose Tagged: | career advancement , services , training , value « Manager vs. ? Leadership — what you leave » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Training 124

Training Taylorism Taylor Ethics 124

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 13, 2009

Too many leaders fail to provide opportunities for their team members to achieve things they might never have believed they were capable of achieving. .&# Filed under: Leadership , Trust Tagged: | Art Petty , growth , opportunities , talent « Addressing the cause Leadership lessons » Like Be the first to like this post.

Succession 100

Succession Taylorism Taylor Godin 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2009

One of the best ways to learn about what we do wrong or right in selling our products is to talk with the people who tried to buy them, either successfully or not. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Analysis 100

Analysis Taylorism Taylor Godin 100

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 18, 2009

Today’s link is a classic from my friend Greg Strouse at XOD blog. There are many things that cause trials and tribulations in the workplace. In his post Ten Simple Rules , Greg provides ten rules (actually 12 with his two bonus rules) to being a successful employee. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Succession 100

Succession Taylorism Taylor Godin 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 20, 2009

Filed under: Knowledge , Purpose , Trust « Guest Post: Market Sensing is not Crop Dusting Value comes from work » Like Be the first to like this post. Congratulations to your family. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Rogers 140

Rogers Taylorism Taylor Ethics 140

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 15, 2009

Today’s link comes from Dan McCarthy who writes the Great Leadership blog : Most people tend to zero in on how their manager and their employees rate them. According to Dan, you should pay more attention on how your peers (at your level in the organization) regard you. » Like Be the first to like this post.

McCarthy 100

McCarthy Taylorism Taylor Godin 100

Lead on Purpose

MAY 15, 2010

Filed under: Techology , Market-driven , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | social media , Chris Brogan , Julien Smith , Mitch Joel , community , tribe « Leadership and learning Five championship strategies » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Media 180

Media CRM Ethics Taylorism 180

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. Thanks a million! Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Rogers 100

Rogers McKinsey Leadership Taylorism 100

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

She blogs about what she calls “fictional stories&# of product management and product marketing professionals. then, there was the recent podcast with the celebrated Michael Ray Hopkin, proprietor of the glorious Lead on Purpose Blog and The Product Management [.]

Productivity 124

Productivity Products Management Taylorism 124

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

Thank you for blogging about this. Covey « Seeds of success Credit comes later » Like Be the first to like this post. 3 Responses The 7 Lesson Series of Attraction Marketing That You Should Not Ignore | Network Marketer Professional , on March 5, 2010 at 11:40 am said: [.] Trust and credibility « Lead on Purpose [.]

Covey 186

Covey Ethics Taylorism Taylor 186

Lead on Purpose

JULY 13, 2009

This topic is admittedly broad reaching and sufficient answers are well outside the bounds of one blog post. These questions should coarse the minds of all leaders, especially during difficult times. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 134

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 134

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 20, 2009

Today’s link comes from Mark Sanborn. Change is a constant part of growing, whether it be personal growth or growing an organization. One Response Mark Sanborn , on June 20, 2009 at 8:05 am said: Thanks for linking to my article. Hope you’re having a great camping trip. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Taylorism 100

Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 100

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. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

Leadership Development 100

Leadership Development Development McCarthy Leadership 100

Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life. In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life.

Review 188

Review Books Taylorism Taylor 188