Messed up Firings
Spend any significant length of time in Corporate America, and you will see some callous treatment of the workforce. Don't be shocked.
leadership
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Leadership is key to product management, however, it isn't leadership via authority, but by influence, a vastly more difficult accomplishment
Executive Churn
One symptom of an organization in trouble is consistent executive churn. Can you recover from this? How can you benefit from the opportunities this affords? Read on...
Split Leadership
A new Leader, a new (old) strategy, and a lot of churn, for what? To chase others, to try to beat them, but ineptness and past prejudices intrude
New Bosses
The Dude gets a new boss, and while his direct experience lacks, he is very coachable, and the Dude is helping him be successful
Bad Leadership, or, Is it time to leave?
It is like a broken record, where we are doomed to listen to the same grove over and over. New leader, shake things up, finds out that it ain't so simple, then doubles down and bad shit happens.
Executive Fluffing
NSFW warning.
Imagine being a professional Executive Fluffer. They do exist, and lawdy, the Dude doesn't envy them.
What a Product Manager should focus on
Ever been in a product management role that had a terrible leader? How about a great leader? What is the differentiator? Read on
Stretch Projects
A peer leans into a stretch project, the Dude is to "advise", but then the Dude does most of the work.
Consensus Shopping
If your organization is in the consensus trap, you as product manager have had your wings clipped, and could be replaced with a paperclip.