Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

Consider this sad statistic : out of 10 startups that are founded this year, only 3 will still exist three years from now. While this idea is appealing and no doubt has some truth to it, it has led many entrepreneurs to develop, fund, and launch products that ultimately fail. It has come to be known as product-market fit.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

If productivity is useful work created by time or money, it’s worth thinking about what we mean by ‘useful’ There are areas where reliability is crucial. ” The right question might be: “Does it meet the spec?” But should we? How much extra is a perfectly round pickleball ball worth?

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Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2023

AI-powered tools offer individuals a range of ways to boost their individual productivity including assistance with task prioritization, time management, professional development, and a range of other activities. AI-powered tools that you might use for time allocation and scheduling optimization include Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Although virtual meetings have become a norm of working life post COVID-19, there is much that still feels strange about them. Below are 10 tips on how to re-energise virtual meetings, to ensure they remain a productive tool for businesses and employees working from home. Enable connection. Create common ground. Why are we here?

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Comatch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Grappling with complex topics, meeting demanding deadlines, and working long hours are all part and parcel of life as a consultant. 3 Reasons Hobbies Drive Productivity. Independent consultants are multi-role players, having to master every aspect of their consulting product. Stay Focused. Drive Neuroplasticity .

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Asamby Consulting

MAY 4, 2022

Reform your team’s meeting habits to boost productivity and business impact as a CEO (a post-pandemic approach). If you work at a small business or growing company, you'll eventually face the problem of too many meetings. Once fun and collaborative workplace cultures can easily become a drag of meetings.

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Nash Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Meetings must be deliberate and intentional - your organizational rhythm should value purpose over habit and effectiveness over efficiency.” Chris Fussell As an agency, we’ve interviewed thousands of leaders and employees, and a common complaint we hear is I’m in too many meetings. And some may even need to meet for daily check-ins.)

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 11, 2019

That intent might be an entire product. That cross-functional team is a product team or a feature team. I tend to call them feature teams because they might move from feature set to feature set when they work as part of a program or over time as the product evolves. Change Team Organization to Focus on Product or Features.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Back in Part 1 of this series, I explained all the problems I saw with this interview question: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. Then, offer some options for how to proceed, including changing meeting techniques. That's why I wrote a chapter about meetings in Manage It!

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LSA Global

JANUARY 20, 2023

A Sales Meeting with an Executive is Always High Stakes Solution sellers who get a sales meeting with a target company’s executive consistently close more complex deals than those who sell at lower levels. But the expectations and needs of C-suite buyers are higher and different from other stakeholders.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 17, 2020

This is a new experience for many of us, and poses new challenges and distractions that can make it difficult to stay focused and productive. I’ve been getting asked a lot lately about productivity, and so I thought I should dedicate an article to it. The earlier you wake up, the more productive you will be.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This series is about how you might move to a product-based organization. Part 2 was about one possibility for moving to a product-based organization. Moving to a product-based organization means we change the way we view and reward managers. Too often, we measure them by meeting a date for a given project.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In case you're wondering, here's my current status: 3 presentations still on the list (I completed 2, including the one I recorded). All this collaboration and learning together means the team shares its product development. Don't call it a meeting. If you're a product leader, you need a product value team.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Some of the many ways different business functions could begin utilizing generative AI in the workplace now are: Marketing and sales functions - writing sales copy and creating product user guides. Operations - improving customer service and identifying production errors and defects. Being guarded promotes distrust.

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Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

For example, “You can decrease your product return rate by moving the quality checks upstream in the process.” In today’s meeting I noticed a couple times when it seemed like you interrupted the conversation too early. Versus: “ In today’s meeting I noticed a couple times when you may have interrupted the conversation too early.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2019

Volume discounts have the same effect, by encouraging customers to order more product than they need in order to get a larger discount. It may be counterintuitive, but long production runs and large batches create disruptions in the flow of work compared to one-piece flow or small batch sizes.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 8, 2019

When you have a small product that serves maybe three types of customer (new, expert, admin for example), and that customer is down the figurative hall, you might not need any product people. Let's talk about why we have any product people at all. Product people: Create and refine the strategy behind the product/service.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2024

The structure is comprised of three simple questions: 1) What: Describe and define the facts, situation, product, position, etc. 3) Now What: Outline the call-to-action or next steps such as taking questions or setting up a next meeting. 2) So What: Discuss the implications or importance for the audience.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 10, 2019

Too many teams have overloaded Product Owners. I first discussed the various roles we often need to define and refine the product as we proceed. That was in Product Roles, Part 1: Product Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts. That's in Product Roles, Part 3: Product or Feature Teams.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Improving Productivity Feels GREAT. :: Did you know that achieving more productivity is pretty simple? So explained Josh Zerkel, Director of Global Community, Channels and Training at Evernote, and Productivity Consultant, and Certified Professional Organizer® at the recent WIC General Meeting. Step 3 – Just do the work.

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The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 20, 2020

I’ve been writing a lot about the importance of setting up meetings with prospective clients and those who can lead you to prospective clients. How to Get 100 Meetings. More Meetings = More Clients. But what do you actually say in such a meeting that will move things forward and lead to more valuable connections?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 4, 2020

As my firm and project team have adjusted to working from home, I’ve compiled a list of best practices that have helped me maximize my productivity during this strange time. Normally, everyone on my team meets in person, and we chat about things that need to get done for the day. Schedule daily check-ins. Establish boundaries.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Customers expect digital experiences to meet a certain standard — it doesn’t matter if you’re Amazon, Netflix, an IT provider, or a small accounting firm. In part, that means abandoning old ways of measuring productivity. Digital agility. Technology enables greater agility. What have they achieved for the business and their clients?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 29, 2022

A mystery novella that I think is about 2/3 done. Does that outcome meet the idea of a Minimums? The post How I Manage My Product Development: Ease with Continuous Flow (Day 1) appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. I started it in the wrong place, so I'm reorganizing and rewriting. It's hard for me to know.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

However, many managers that we meet on our training programmes find these conversations difficult. So at ground level, what can you do as a manager, to make talking wellbeing easier, more comfortable and more productive? Ask yourself: Have there been any changes in how they contribute in meetings? on average.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs and product managers (PMs) know that they need to find out what people want. The collected information is then taken into product development meetings, focusing all future engineering efforts on addressing the customer pain points in a way that can be monetized. Instead of asking “do you like this logo?”

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 25, 2022

There are three basic levels: Level 1: The first level is a conversation about a specific issue, such as showing up late for a meeting and exploring the cause. Level 2: The second level is a conversation about a pattern of topics, such as showing up late for several meetings. Key 3: Checking Your MVP. Taking action.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2024

It is about creating not just a product, but an experience that resonates with and delights users at every interaction. Successful designers understand the importance of working within cross-functional teams of developers, product managers, and other stakeholders.

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Kai Davis

APRIL 30, 2019

Do you feel frustrated at crappy, time-wasting meetings? Here are three rules you can follow to make your meetings more actionable and less sucky: Rule #1: Every meeting must have an agenda. If it doesn’t have an agenda, it isn’t a meeting. Rule #2: Every meeting must have a meeting owner.

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Nash Consulting

MAY 6, 2020

How to Have Effective and Enjoyable Workplace Meetings This meeting started 10 minutes late. Can we just get this meeting started already? I literally have no clue what we’re meeting about. Boy, do I have a lot of work to get done that I’m not doing as I sit here in my fifth meeting of the week. It’s Tuesday.)

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 23, 2020

Let's walk through Acme's thinking for Release 6 of their flagship product. Acme's product is firmly in the mainstream. Release 6 adds significant additional features to the product. Each team has a project manager and a product owner. The product owners still tend to create large PRDs in advance of the work.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Why B2B Sales Skill Sets Matter The overall commoditization of products combined with the added pressure of shrinking margins and increased customer demands are heightening the need for the right B2B sales skill sets to meet grow targets. The post The Top 3 Essential B2B Sales Skill Sets for Success appeared first on LSA Global.

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Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2018

Productive: “Achieving or producing a significant amount of result.” ” As a time management coach, I’m keenly aware that you could answer the question “Am I productive enough?” I’m also familiar with the fact that individuals fall on a productivity spectrum.

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Nash Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Part 3: The Behaviors of Healthy Conflict 1. By showing genuine interest in understanding the other side, you set the stage for a productive dialogue. We're about to dissect the best-practices playbook of actions that, when woven together, create the conditions for resolving disagreements and building stronger relationships like a pro.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Strategy and Product Feedback Loops About 20 years ago, I taught a project management workshop to IT people. Their products and services did not ship outside the building—their products and services enabled the organization to make money. Adam, a product leader, has changed his meetings and workshops.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. That's why I then asked people to review their product-oriented domain expertise and agile-focused domain expertise in Part 3. While those skills are useful, they are not enough.

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