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The power of influence

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At the heart of most problems that occur in business settings you find the following: Lack of influence Poor teamwork Mediocre productivity. Use positive influence to drive to a mutually beneficial result. At the core of the problem lies a lack of effective communication, which tends to show up in one of two ways: silence or violence.

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Leadership and Product Management

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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). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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Leadership — what you leave

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The results of their success carry forward through the people they have influenced over the years. – The Product Management Perspective: Product managers have a great opportunity to lead and influence others in their company. The theme for this post came from a talk by David A.

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Lead with integrity

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Integrity is a “steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.&# Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | character , honesty , Integrity , John Wooden , truthfulness « The power of influence Creating leaders » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Five myths about leadership

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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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Hire your replacement

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These principles still apply because, as a PM, you are a member of the team and have influence on the people who are hired on to the team. Leaders of product managers do themselves and their company a favor by hiring people who will eventually replace them and be more successful than they have been.

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Book Review: It's Not Just Who You Know

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He cites as proof a 2007 Gallop Management Journal survey that estimates that “actively disengaged workers&# cost the U.S. Fifth Floor: These relationships go well beyond Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People. Product managers rely heavily on other people — engineers, sales people, support, etc.

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