Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon. To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. They persevere through trials and develop the ability to weather tough storms. Success in leadership comes from developing and perfecting persistence and determination.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

These are all valid and important ways to measure leadership, and many others exist. However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. Leadership is best measured by what you leave behind. Some people become frustrated by the lack of immediate results.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product management — at every level — is a leadership role within the organization. Here are the key roles that are crucial to your success as a product manager, and why they are important: Engineering/QA: The relationship with the engineering/development team is paramount for product managers.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

When data is sufficiently large, it is utilized to train algorithms that predict talents and capabilities; screen performance; set and survey work outputs; link workforce to various state of emotions; provide training and development; search for patterns across various teams; and more. How does AI become key to this dynamic? OSHA Risks.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It is a tremendous honor to be named to this list with other great blogs such as Seth’s Blog , Management Excellence , The Best Horse Sense (a personal favorite since I grew up on a ranch), Great Leadership , the Tom Peters Weblog and many other great leadership blogs.

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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. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Thanks a million!

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 1, 2009

A great example of enduring leadership was Samuel Adams , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. — The Product Management Perspective: Product development cycles can seem long and arduous at times. The only way to truly prepare for a marathon is to train, to practice, to run.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

To effectively work with development, sales and other teams in your organization you must gain their trust. The 13 behaviors listed above provide an excellent roadmap to developing and extending trust with others. Covey « Credit comes later Leadership and persistence » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

Growth and development rarely happen accidentally. Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | learn , opportunity , value , Mark Sanborn , design « Five championship strategies Book Review: Here Comes Everybody » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 19, 2010

We’re essentially changing the focus of the product from enterprise to consumer. Talk about a learning experience! It’s been nothing short of transformational. 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] [.]

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Covey is the abundance of leadership quotes he has included in the book. Jim Burke, former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson Filed under: Leadership , Trust , Uncategorized Tagged: | business , relationships , Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R. They give excellent insight into the importance trust plays in your success.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Provide clear direction: One of the key directives for products managers is to provide clear direction to the engineering/development teams. Inspire them to do great things, especially when developing your products. Understand why people pay (or don’t pay) for your products. Be the voice of the customer to your company.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

The strength of your character and competence equate to the strength of your leadership. development, support, etc.) Without them, effective leadership becomes to be a near impossible task. Trust is built over time as you follow through with the promises you make. They work together to build trust.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The venerable “Dean of Personal Development,&# Earl Nightingale , put it in these terms: “Success can be defined as the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.&# We all have a deep desire to move forward and see our dream become reality, but how do we make it happen? In other words, you become what you think about.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Leadership — what you leave » Like Be the first to like this post. How long did it take to put into practice the things you learned? Conversely, how long did it take to forget the details of the information conveyed in the training?

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Developing relationships drives engagement (in school, in work, in personal lives) that pays dividends. Third Floor: People develop an emotional comfort level that goes beyond facts and information. Leadership grows and develops through building effective relationships. economy about $382 billion annually.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The developers want specifics on how to develop every aspect of the new software application. Filed under: Leadership , Team Building , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | language « Lucky breaks Book Review: The Leader Who had no Title » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2009

Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Wayne Dyer , prolific author and speaker, shared this insight into personal opportunity: You’ll seldom experience regret for anything that you’ve done. It is what you haven’t done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Value your present moments.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Following are three actions that will help you focus on successfully developing replacements: Hire the right people: When you select candidates to interview look for people who have the skills and the personality to grow into your position. Spend money on developing skills that will drive the results your company is seeking.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

He develops what he calls the “universal character traits of leaders&# : Traits of personal humility: Courage, caring, compassion, respect, acceptance, kindness, optimism, gentleness, teachability and patience. He groups these as ‘private traits’ of leadership. He dubs these ‘public traits’ of leadership.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Instead we should embrace it and make sure that through our hard work and strategic insight we create great products that help development, marketing and sales receive high praise and recognition for their work. Product managers should not take offense to this reality. Within two years I was speaking and writing fluently.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Filed under: Purpose , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | opportunities , career advancement , flexibility « A new Leadership Development Carnival Book Review: The Three Laws of Performance » Like Be the first to like this post. love your site and marketing strategy.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Leadership is more about the state of mind than the title. Leadership is a choice. The owner gets the resources and funding to develop his products. The owner gets the resources and funding to develop his products. Seth Godin covers this concept nicely in his book Tribes. I’ve always considered myself the latter.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

What can a classroom full of bright-eyed and energized kindergartners teach you about leadership? I decided to use this as research into the minds of 6 year olds and to see what leadership attributes the kids had acquired over the months. Jim’s passion is enabling product marketing teams. My wife is a gifted Kindergarten teacher.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. Here are a few of the thought-provoking ideas: “If you make a difference, people will gravitate to you. It is about reminding people of what it is we are trying to build—and why it matters.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2010

Human Artist : This is about people skills , it’s about developing understanding of people you interact with. Likability and the related trait, intimacy, is one of the biggest factors in trust, and it’s also one of the easiest to develop with people online.&# “In social media, human is the new black.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 6, 2009

Quite often much emphasis is placed on designing and developing products, and the actual launch goes unplanned (or under-planned) until it’s too late. What problems have you faced when trying to launch a new product? What effect did it have on the product launch? This is an awsome incentive that could motivate a lot of people!

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

Filed under: Leadership , Team Building , Knowledge , Market-driven , Integrity , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | success , people , principles , products , Lee Iacocca , profits « A new Leadership Development Carnival Providing value » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 8, 2009

Develop trust: People naturally want to surround themselves with people they trust. Developing trust takes time and consistent effort. Developing relationships of trust increases your value. When you help others your confidence grows and you increase your value to those around you.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 6, 2009

Each map is illustrated in a simple format in which you can insert your own experience and information and it will lead you to understand and develop your work from — good to great. The world is full of good work. If you want to make a significant contribution, you need to do great work. It’s much appreciated.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2009

3 Responses Robin Zaragoza , on July 9, 2009 at 12:06 pm said: For those looking for a ProductCamp soon… NYC is next week… July 18th. Michael Reply The Tribal Gatherings that are Product Camps « Where the Product Management Tribe Gathers , on January 31, 2010 at 2:02 pm said: [.]

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Purpose , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | Albert J. Weatherhead , camaraderie , collaboration , Communication , employee development , energy , respect « A new Leadership Development Carnival The power of influence » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The more ideas you have captured the better prepared you will be to develop your ideas into the next great product. Filed under: Knowledge , Learning Tagged: | greatness , ideas , opportunities , success « Battle of the bloggers The price of leadership » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 12, 2009

In many cases, these great products have developed into product lines, companies and even industries. Ideas need development to become strategies. The development of ideas is not an easy undertaking. In fact, most of the great ideas took a long time and a lot of hard work to develop into the useful products they are today.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 5, 2009

The monkeys quickly grab product management, marketing and development resources, and quicker than you could say, “there’s no place like home” three times, your product roadmap, release content, development resources and team are tossed into turmoil like a Kansas barnyard in a summer twister.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 29, 2009

I have come up with the following three key functionalities that make the iPhone imperative to the work product managers and product-marketing managers do every day: Camera: PMs often have ‘white-board’ conversations with development and other groups where they map out requirements and other valuable information.

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