Johanna Rothman

MAY 29, 2019

If you wondered why I've been so quiet here on the blog, it's because I've been managing my own product development. This announcement is that Esther Derby and I have teamed up to offer online workshops based on Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management. Please do join Make the Most of One-on-One Meetings.

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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

AUGUST 29, 2022

My updated writing workshop. If I wait too long to complete some of these, such as the updated writing workshop or some of the slides, I won't be able to deliver them when I want to. Does that outcome meet the idea of a Minimums? I started it in the wrong place, so I'm reorganizing and rewriting. It's hard for me to know.

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On the Brink Podcast

APRIL 10, 2023

Hear how planning for the future means loving change I worked with Jennifer Kluge several years ago on a Blue Ocean Strategy workshop. Her organization, the National Association for Business Resources , was focused wholly on businesses in Michigan, offering important services from insurance products to support with accounts receivables.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 14, 2024

Use Timeboxes to Make Visible Progress I have a variety of larger work: Books, fiction, and some blog posts (the ones that turn into series) New workshops Presentations Client work, which can vary from proposal to implementation and back again. Creating the user journey for the books, workshops, and presentations. (I That's excitement.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Let's imagine a 6-person team: 3 developers, 2 testers, one product owner. Mondays and Wednesdays, the product owner, one developer, and one tester are in the office. While we might call all these things, “meetings,” let's assume the team will workshop. Use the backchannel in the meeting.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 15, 2022

Are they then supposed to return to meet in the office on Thursday?” ” Several teams asked questions about meeting rooms and the availability of those rooms. They knew from experience that there were not enough meeting rooms for everyone to meet. Please feel free to add your workshopping efforts to that list.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Instead of incurring the time and cost when you bring everyone together, consider the Product Value Team. (In In past writing and presentations, I’ve called this the Product Owner Value Team. I am trying to change my term to the Product Value Team.). The product value team is a different kind of a team.

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Nash Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Most of us recognize that being an effective manager is so much more than simply “air traffic controlling” the work product. According to research , one of the strongest predictors of success for middle managers is that they held regular one-on-one meetings with the people who reported directly to them. Relationship building.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Some of these strategies include: Use Free Lunch Productively: Forbes reported on a study of 1000 workers nationwide within workplaces offering free meals (Cording, 2022). These lunch breaks reduce stress, allow people to feel more productive, and boost mental clarity plus happiness. Do not wait until the annual performance reviews.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive. hours a week.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The reply: Spend five hours a month in meetings (roughly an hour each week). See Project Lifecycle Workshop: How to Manage Project Risks to Release Successful Products.) Recently, a newish site asked me to become part of their “editorial board.” ” They didn't say what the responsibilities were, so I asked.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2018

The first Possible Measurements post focuses on product throughput measurements. I’m going to suggest one more thing: fewer not-so-useful meetings. Meetings are the bane of everyone’s existence. We run from meeting to meeting with barely a bio break. Status meetings? I want to see that.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 3, 2021

The issue of “too many meetings” and why they might need to be called something else. See Decide When You Need to Meet, Workshop, or Write to Save Energy and Time.). And why we might want to use internal project or product space to keep track of decisions. I ranted about how people use Slack.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Places all work products and recommendations in the context of the client’s environment. A skilled facilitator — Easily manages groups with disparate views and backgrounds and achieves stated meeting/project goals. Ensures ownership for follow-up actions and meeting outcomes. Continues to learn about their area of expertise.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 11, 2022

Fair and robust talent calibration meetings present a meaningful solution for identifying the right leadership. These meetings create an intentional space for leaders to discuss and align on the performance and potential of the talent in the leadership pipeline. Establish meeting ground rules before you get started.

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Asamby Consulting

MARCH 17, 2022

New and innovative products have brought economic growth, communication and educational accessibility, and environmental sustainability to the advancement of society. Improved Productivity In order to improve productivity, you should streamline what you need to focus on and what you need to cut out.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

They do that with: Assessing and managing project or program risks for the team's effort and the overall product. Too often, people outside the team, such as managers or product managers, create the team's multitasking. Effective project and program managers do not beat on individuals to meet nonsensical dates. The outcomes).

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

Some notable consulting projects included: Planning the 5-year global strategy for the CEO across geographies, customer segments, products, and distribution channels with heavy emphasis on the post-COVID trends and profit pools. Consulting Style Projects. Business as Usual Activities. rating agencies, equity research analysts).

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2016

And she was keen to hear how Bruce had felt about leading a recent workshop, which she’d encouraged him to do but been unable to attend. Watch a video of the workshop on the company intranet or read the survey feedback? The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track. How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

Know What Success Looks Like: I start every session of “The Whiteboard Workshop” with the admonition that “we need to define what success looks like.” A meetings goal? Meeting a certain person? ” Then we come back to the idea over and over again throughout the day. ” Is it a monetary goal?

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2017

I’m back from a workshop with a client in Denmark. I wasn’t at Toyota in 1951, but I’m pretty confident that Taiichi Ohno wasn’t dragging his welders into day-long workshops to teach his 8 Wastes. Capture improvements when they’re made with iPhone videos and show at daily standup meetings. Will all of these ideas work?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 28, 2022

In my opinion, a productive place to begin is to watch videos about the case interview. Personally, I benefitted by watching Victor Cheng’s Case Interview Workshop and videos produced by Management Consulted. For example, you could meet twice a week and do 1-2 cases each. Get familiar with the format. Practice cases.

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Nash Consulting

MAY 6, 2020

Have a conversation with each employee to mutually agree on a check-in cadence that meets the needs of both of you. Similarly, meet with your team to agree together on a cadence for team meetings. hour meeting is more appropriate and helpful – or anything in-between. Be intentional about this right up front.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 26, 2023

Not only are teams having to continually learn new trends and information about their products and their clientele, but the manner in which they sell is having to shift as well. This can include the newest information on products, customer service tips and tricks, communication skills, and more. From there, a strategy is then created.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The managers don't believe the teams need product owners, so the teams don't have POs. The teams think they have too many meetings. No one left my workshop or consulting thinking they had the One Right Way to approach all projects. Product people want to experiment and get feedback from users/customers more often.

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Nash Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Evaluating Your Team's Psychological Safety In teams with high levels of psychological safety, you can observe certain behaviors and attitudes that contribute to a positive and productive team environment. Equip your team with the tools and training they need to meet high standards. Why is that? And failure doesn’t feel good, does it?

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The Management Centre

JULY 1, 2022

Workshops for brushing up on your communication skills. This will help you be specific when you start looking for ways to meet that need. to be able to innovate and create new offers, products, or support packages. If this is a skill, would a course or workshop be useful? The options are wide and varied. or ‘ To develop’.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 24, 2023

From offering an enhanced learning experience to your clients to increasing your firm’s productivity and efficiency, these are a few reasons why you should keep up with the advancing technology within instructional design. They’ve quickly grown accustomed to immersive digital experiences–take a look at social media, for example.

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Nash Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Consider the case of Jane and John, two coworkers who once had a cordial relationship with one another: Meet Jane. Now, meet John. There’s a reason our most frequently requested offering is our behavior styles workshop. We all have a Jane in our workplace. It often appears as if we are witnessing her think in real-time.

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Halo Psych

JULY 19, 2021

“The intention behind your actions is like a shaft behind an arrow head” – Chris Bailey, The Productivity Project One of the things that comes up often in my coaching sessions and workshops with managers and leaders is the idea of being much more intentional and thoughtful as we go about each thing in our day.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. She works with individuals, teams, and leaders across the organization to resolve risks and see alternatives for their product development.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Here to help you do just that are the top team leader mistakes to avoid at all costs from a recent new manager training workshop: Limiting Input and Dissent Have you noticed how some leaders live in an echo chamber surrounded by people who have their same mindset and opinions? Can your leaders balance production and production capability?

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The B2B Sales Hunters vs Farmers Sales Model The role of B2B sales hunter vs sales farmer has been discussed in business sales training workshops for decades. They are excited about prospecting and getting meetings. detailed sales scripts, product information, etc.). Make customer-centric and compelling sales pitches.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 28, 2023

They develop comprehensive learning experiences that include workshops, training modules, coaching sessions, and other relevant interventions–all with the help of instructional design. This can save you time and money and keep productivity levels high amongst other employees. Great leaders are responsible for great employees.

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Nash Consulting

JULY 20, 2023

Picture this: a team meeting, two members start arguing, tensions running high, and the air so thick with awkwardness you could practically spread it on toast, all of which we had courtside seats to. How can we master the art of productive conflict to enhance our relationships and performance? in miscommunication.

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Nash Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This includes extra effort and higher productivity, attention to detail, fewer “junior high behaviors” like cliques and gossip and recreational negativity, excellent customer service, creativity and problem-solving, and so much more. How would you run staff meetings if you were the facilitator?” Also – it’s just the right thing to do.

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