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
Leadership is key to product management, however, it isn't leadership via authority, but by influence, a vastly more difficult accomplishment
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....
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...
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...
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...
Motivation, Why Big Corps can’t function like a Startup
Much ink is spilled on how large orgs can be more "start-up" like, but often there are structural issues (read: cash out upside, and advancement) in the way...