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Decision Making

Core Concept: Collaborative Decision-Making in a Product Trio

Core Concept: Collaborative Decision-Making in a Product Trio

In this short video, I walk through what decision-making looks like in a product trio. If you missed the first video in this series, be sure to check that out first: What’s a product trio? You can watch the video or read a lightly edited transcript below. Do product

Product in Practice: How 2-Way Door Decisions Helped Simply Business Learn Fast

Product in Practice: How 2-Way Door Decisions Helped Simply Business Learn Fast

Welcome to the latest installment of Product in Practice! For this post, we spoke with a product team from Simply Business about some of the major lessons they’ve learned since adopting continuous discovery habits like interviewing their customers, questioning their assumptions, and using the opportunity solution tree to guide

What I’m Saying Yes to in 2020 (With 2 Big Announcements)

What I’m Saying Yes to in 2020 (With 2 Big Announcements)

For many of us, the beginning of the year is a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to recommit to the things that matter most to us. Last year, I wrote “What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why” to clearly outline what I wanted to focus on

What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why

What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why

The hardest part of my day is saying no to things I shouldn’t be doing. I’m in a fortunate position. I have a thriving coaching business. I write a popular product blog. I get invited to speak at conferences. I teach at a university. I participate in an

How Compare and Contrast Decisions Lead to Better Product Outcomes

How Compare and Contrast Decisions Lead to Better Product Outcomes

This past week I was in London speaking at Mind the Product. As usual, the Mind the Product team hosted a phenomenal event. You can watch the video here: Full Transcript This transcript is the script of the talk as it was written. It is not word-for-word the talk as

Product Managers, Level Up Your Problem-Solving Skills

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. Product management isn’t a well-defined function. It’s changed rapidly over the past two decades. Most of

Improve These 8 Decisions and Build Great Products Faster

Improve These 8 Decisions and Build Great Products Faster

What color should this button be? We can only do x and y, but not z, before the deadline. Can we live with that? Sales requested a, b, and c. Which should we do? The CEO had a new idea and asked if it’s worth pursuing. As product builders,