Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns including Spring Airsoft Rifles.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you not familiar with the Cranky PM, she is “a fictional product management professional at a fictional enterprise software vendor named DysfunctoSoft.&# She blogs about what she calls “fictional stories&# of product management and product marketing professionals. .&#

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 22, 2010

» June 22, 2010 Video Book Club: The Discipline of Market Leaders One of the things that makes a strategy book really useful is when it introduces a model that you can use to organize your thinking for years to come. It’s The Discipline of Market Leaders. | Main | Who’s The Boss? This week’s VBC feature did that for me.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. What matters in 2010?

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 12, 2009

Too often we deal with the symptoms of a problem instead of dealing with the problem head-on; Seth Godin calls this “bear shaving.&# 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.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Here are ten of the most proven tactics that have helped countless managers inspire their team to achieve greatness each and every day: Be a positive thinker. Every great manager knows that it’s impossible to create a positive work environment if they aren’t positive themselves. Yes, even managers are known to make mistakes.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 10, 2010

They expect marketers to stop pitching things and start helping them understand how they can get what they need. They expect product managers to show them how their products can solve problems and help them succeed. Please see Product Marketing for Start-ups on the Product Management Pulse.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 19, 2010

My product management focus has shifted significantly to the experience of the end users. – The Product Management Perspective: See above (and, of course, don’t get set in your ways or the change will be painful). We’re essentially changing the focus of the product from enterprise to consumer.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

“Do business by design rather than by default.&# — The Product Management Perspective: We will improve our effectiveness and our ability to work with others by giving careful thought to these questions. As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Magazine » December 06, 2010 How to Drive Change with a Leadership Point of View Every so often, The New York Times will run a long feature on the CEO of a large business.    Seeing that clean energy was going to be a growth market, Immelt launched ecomagination in 2005.    That was a start.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

– The Product Management Perspective: Trust is the most important characteristic a product manager can possess. Trust is key to understanding your customers and your market. Every aspect of your life will improve. To effectively work with development, sales and other teams in your organization you must gain their trust.

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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

MAY 8, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Technology continues to evolve ever more rapidly. Markets change quickly. How can you — the product manager — keep up? Colin Powell Make it your objective to be a life-long learner; every aspect of your life will benefit. You have to be a learner.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 18, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 How Do You Coach Your Team? Prior to that, I managed large teams in Fortune 500 companies throughout the nation. Next post: This Is Broken (with Seth Godin).

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

One the most effective ways to create value for your company is to become an expert at market sensing. To the extent you guide your company to create and sell the right products and services for your market, you will become the hero of your organization. You’re approach is absolutely right.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

– The Product Management Perspective: Product managers have a great opportunity to lead and influence others in their company. They put as their first concern the growth and development of the people with whom they interact. The results of their success carry forward through the people they have influenced over the years.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

What struck me the first time I listened to this podcast is how beautifully these principles apply to product management, to leadership and to life in general. During this conversation Larry shares the strategies that have made his teams successful through the years. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This book is a valuable and timely explanation of how to trust and be trusted.&# – Guy Kawasiaki “Good leaders know where they are going. — The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital for product managers. Followers trust it’s the right direction.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In the spirit of thanking these friends and introducing my audience to their web sites, here are a few links to sites you should take a look at: Leadership Digital : An aggregator of the best content on leadership and management. They featured Lead on Purpose among 20 blogs business management students will love.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Too many times leaders or managers think if they say their word the people will understand what they mean and become motivated to do what they say. – The Product Management Perspective: The need to speak the language hit home with me in recent months while working on a major product release. .

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: The importance of persistence in creating great products cannot be overstated. Great product managers learn from past mistakes and continue to press forward regardless of the obstacles they face. In addition to persistence, I think product managers need to be flexible.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Product success usually starts the same way as personal success: someone has an idea. Decide what you want and “plant&# the goal in your mind.

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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

MARCH 1, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital to successful product management. Product managers create value for their co-workers on other teams (e.g. Product managers create value for their co-workers on other teams (e.g. They work together to build trust. development, support, etc.)

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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.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

It provides great advice on how to make your life significant in ways you probably never imagined. 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. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

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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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2009

Leaders who understand the markets they sell to and take advantage of new opportunities will receive the same rewards Dr. Dyer expresses for individuals. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you’ve lost them forever. This same philosophy also applies to companies and organizations.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 5, 2010

– The Product Management Perspective: Product managers play a key role in helping their teams to embrace product vision and direction. Filed under: Purpose Tagged: | career advancement , services , training , value « Manager vs. ? In many cases they also have to help executives do the same.

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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. As I contemplate the events of the day, I feel a quiet assurance that my little girl is going to soar to great heights. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Then there’s product management… — The Product Management Perspective: One of the least palatable realities of product management is that applause and acknowledgment of great work does not come immediately; sometimes it comes slowly and many times not at all. This is the nature of the job.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 13, 2009

— The Product Management Perspective: Product managers are in a prime position to provide value to their organizations. One the most effective ways to be the star of your company is to become an expert at market sensing.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

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. 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.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

— The Product Management Perspective: The ideas for this post came from a question posed to me about how an engineer can become a product manager. Following these three things will help you progress from your work as an engineer (or support or SE or any other job) to becoming a successful product manager.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 25, 2010

Several excellent books also address the issue of declining connection in society including Bowling Alone , The Amer ican Paradox and The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies. In the last chapter he talks about how to design happiness into a culture…one of the four keys: connection. What can you do? Take time to connect.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 15, 2009

Filed under: Knowledge , Leadership Tagged: | best practices , Mark Sanborn « Don’t wait to network Guest Post: Market Sensing is not Crop Dusting » Like Be the first to like this post. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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