Why asking for more resources is counterproductive for product managers. Learn to align goals with your team’s capacity and lead them to success.
Don’t Ask For More Resources: Do More With What You Have!
The Dark Side of Authority
Why using authority to decide can hurt your team’s growth. Learn the power of influence over formal authority in product management and leadership.
Trifecta: How to maximize a product teams impact
How the trifecta model maximizes product team impact by capturing value, usability, and feasibility through cross-functional collaboration.
Don’t give us MVPs we want minimally enjoyable products!
Why the MVP framework fails in established organizations. Learn when to use minimally viable products and when to aim for minimally enjoyable ones.
How to Run a Why, Who, What, How Alignment Session
A simple method inspired by Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle to remove ambiguity, build team alignment, and prioritize effectively.
The Abuse of Tech Debt
Tech debt is often misused as a magic incantation to prioritize engineering work. A classification and root-cause analysis of how tech debt is abused.
I Am Not a Writer — Not Even a Native English Speaker
How a non-native English speaker published 16 articles in one year. Personal lessons on overcoming the fear of writing and pressing publish.
How Reframing Negative Experiences Can Make You Happier
A practical guide to cognitive reframing: how to learn from tough situations instead of ruminating, and use negative experiences as fuel for growth.
One Ring to Stitch Them All and in the Land of API Bind Them
How GraphQL schema stitching solves the complexity of multiple REST APIs. A platform product manager’s perspective on API strategy.
How to run a prioritization session using the MosCOW framework
How to use the MoSCoW prioritization framework to rapidly build consensus on scope and share priorities with your team and stakeholders.