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Video: How One Chief Product Officer Is Reinventing Product Management At Her Company

A few months ago, I sat down with Hope Gurion, Chief Product Officer at CareerBuilder, to talk about her team, how they work, and how she stays current in the fast-moving world of product management. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Hope for the past two years and I

Why Most Product Teams Don't Define a Clear Vision

Why Most Product Teams Don't Define a Clear Vision

It wouldn’t surprise me if you read the last two posts (here and here) and thought this seems obvious. Of course, you should define a strong vision. Every company should have a clearly defined vision, mission, core values, and so on. Every company should know who they are and

What a Clear Product Vision Looks Like

What a Clear Product Vision Looks Like

On Thursday, we outlined the 9 components of a clear vision. Let’s put it into action and look at an example. A couple of years ago, I worked on a side project called GratiGrams. I had, and still have, a strong vision for it. Because it’s a personal

What You Should Clarify and Communicate as a Product Leader

On Monday, I outlined what I think are the three pillars of building great products: a clear vision, sound decision making, and developing the right team. Today, I want to take a closer look at what I mean by a clear vision. It’s easy for us to go about

Introducing My Intern to Interaction Design Is Fun

I'm working with a design intern this summer. It's a lot of fun. She doesn't have a design background. She's right out of college, a dual major in Linguistics and Brain and Cognitive Science. She didn't even know what interaction

How to Frame Your Product Vision

More often than not, I see product managers frame their product vision as a solution - sometimes even as a solution without a clear problem. In some cases, this happens because the product manager hasn't clearly identified a suitable problem. But other times the product managers have done