I’ve never met a product manager who doesn’t want to get better at what they do. The challenge is not in the desire, but in putting that desire into action. […]
Must Reads From My 2015 Reading List
I’ve read 74 books to date in 2015. What follows are my top recommendations from that list. Books with Strong Ties to Product Management The first four relate to product […]
Goals, Processes, & Habits: A Recipe for Success
It’s December which means it’s time to reflect on the year and look forward to the coming year. Last week, I wrote about my annual retrospective and how I choose […]
How I Use December to Super-Charge My Coming Year
December is one of my favorite times of year. I do my best to reduce my client load so I can spend about 50% of my time looking back on […]
The Next Product Talk Experiment
It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States so I’m going to keep this short and sweet. I’m trying a new experiment. I hear often from product managers that they […]
Be Curious, Not Critical
“It’s horrible!” I was mortified. That was the feedback I received in a client meeting where we were reviewing one of my designs. The client continued, “We have a perfectly […]
How to Choose Your Next Experiments
“I think we should use folders.” “I think we should use tags.” “I know. Let’s test them both.” Does this sound familiar? I bet it does. By far the most […]
Happy Birthday, Product Talk – Thank You!
I was sitting in my doctor’s office after a harrowing couple of weeks. I can remember it like it was yesterday. On the prior Sunday, I had passed out in […]
