leadership

February 05, 2020

Difference between an IC and a Manager (or leader)

The "up or out" mentality seems to be sticky, yet it can be damaging to the organization. Please, make it possible for satisfied long-term individual contributors to be properly rewarded....

leadership

February 03, 2020

Textbook Case: Human Resources circles the wagons

Human Resources is there to protect the corporation, and the executives. All else is window dressing, including the shameful practice of intimidation, retaliation, and marginalization...

leadership

January 29, 2020

So, you want to be an executive…

Executives are not like us, they are a breed apart, groomed from birth, or tapped for the track at the beginning of their career....

leadership

January 23, 2020

Human Resources is not your friend

Human Resources 'feels' like it ought to be a strong partner of product management, but step back and keep their true mission in mind before you open up too deeply with them...

Essentials

May 26, 2014

Pitfalls of an Engineering Lead Organization

Engineering lead companies can be difficult for product management, but they can be transformed, but it will not be easy, and a strong Product Management function is key to this change...

leadership

May 26, 2014

The Dreaded Organizational Disconnect

Product Management, central to the organization, is perched to see all levels of dysfunction. Unfortunately, we also see the disconnect that creates chaos...