Evidence-Informed – Making decisions informed by evidence. This includes decisions such as: Opinions, Convictions, Lack of Trust, Power dynamics, and Impatience make it hard to introduce evidence-informed thinking into an organization’s day-to-day decisions, whether at the level of a Product Manager/Owner, Portfolio Leader, or the C-suite. Over the years, I’ve collected a few cultural hacks …
FlowImpact Yoga is a rising power in the fitness industry. A PE firm has just purchased it, and its leadership is hard at work, making the best of the holding period to grow and improve the business. There are many ideas on the table. The leadership team realized that 1. They need to focus, and …
In this video, I explore the core issues many organizations face with their OKR (Objectives and Key Results) practices. We’ll revisit the fundamental principles that often get lost in the process of setting and tracking OKRs and explore how to fix misaligned strategies. Tune in for actionable insights to help you reset your approach, align …
Projects and initiatives are second-grade citizens in a Product Operating Model world. The organization worked hard to organize around products, creating empowered product teams, each with its product manager/owner focused on a product goal that hopefully aligns with the organization’s larger strategy. At scale, you might have Product Groups and even Product Portfolios, each empowered …
“One of the things that we do differently is that we treat our company as a product” – Jason Fried – CEO and co-founder of 37signals (on Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz) “Culture is a Product. Every company builds two products, one is the product they build for their customers, and the other …
