Are you inviting your engineers to participate in discovery with you? If yes, do you get pushback from them? Does your organization prefer that your engineers only write code? Marty […]
The Best Continuous Discovery Teams Cultivate These Mindsets
Last week, I was in Cleveland for the Industry Product Conference. I spoke about the three mindsets that help a team find success as a continuous discovery team. You can […]
How to Improve Your Experiment Design (And Build Trust in Your Product Experiments)
I’ve got a pet peeve to share with you. If you’ve been following along with the growth of the Lean Startup and other experimental methods, you’ve probably come across this […]
Product Managers, Level Up Your Problem-Solving Skills
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. […]
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 […]
Stop Wishing and Start Doing
“I wish my leadership team would pick one strategy.” “I wish my engineering team would contribute ideas to our project.” “I wish our user experience team would ask for my […]
What Your Product Team Says About Your Company Values
Are you committed to creating a great user experience? Do you believe in data-driven product development? Are you motivated to create products that your customers love? I’m guessing most of […]
Product Managers Don’t Own the Problem (And Designers Don’t Own the Solution)
Imagine a product team discussing new commenting functionality on their company blog. “We should let people comment anonymously.” “That will only attract trolls. We should require real names.” “We should […]
