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Success is not a zero-sum game

Lead on Purpose

In games like chess , one person wins and the other loses. Hold others accountable for their commitments. I cannot think of an instance where a product manager works in a zero-sum game. The more they help others succeed, the more they prosper, and the better their products perform in the market.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

Examples could come from art, comics, film, music, architecture, economics (weird black markets), music, media, etc… Creating opportunities for team members to communicate and share both creatively and intellectually improves team communications and fosters innovation. The key is to develop determination and commitment for the process.

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Strategy Lessons From Jean Tirole

Harvard Business Review

He then usually brings in the tools of game theory, in which his protagonists have to contend with other rational actors and the moves they might make. In the early 1980s, the game theory approach to studying industries promised to be the next big wave in strategy. The Theory of Industrial Organization was just the first.