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Make waves, don’t drift with the current.
I learned the right way to create good friction. That is the only way business can move forward.
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Dad. Husband. Innovator.
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How do I keep up with tech? I keep coding.
In product management, it is so easy to just keep filling the role. Creating strategy, understand the market, refining stories, etc. You can go about your day and get things done. But over time, as technology and the industry changes, one thing is certain. You have to evolve and learn. Many people in this role […]
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Product Management: Successfully Combining Business and Engineering
Common question to product managers, “Are you more technical or more business driven?”. I say, for a successful product manager, you should have knowledge of both. Confusing, I know but the truth is that you cannot do your job effectively without some technical knowledge. In the daily grind of a product manager, you have a […]
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Success in goal setting
If you are building a product, you should always set specific, measurable goals. Measurable goals are good for morale and give your teams something to work for. All your defined, measurable, goals should roll up to your business’s strategic initiatives. Stay away from subjective goals. If your goals are subjective, they are open to interpretation […]
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Review: My first month @Bazaarvoice
So, in true @Bazaarvoice fashion, I have decided to review my first month at my new company. I think it is very important to explain to potential new hires how I feel so far and give feedback. I am in the R&D Group so all my thoughts and experiences are related to that. Onboarding/Recruiting Some […]
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Establishing A Positive Team Identity
Understanding the relationships between a product development team and the business side of an organization can be a pivotal role in the success of a product and by extension, a product manager. In my career, I have always valued the people side of my job above anything else. It is the difference between product adoption […]
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The Evolution of Agency Software in the Enterprise Space
Building applications takes focus, planning and the understanding of the environment of the application in question. There is a fundamental basis today by which all successful applications are run. If you are in an agency, you run with speed. Much of what you do is react to market changes, and base decisions on experience and […]
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What is leadership?
I was asked recently what I thought leadership was. I began to say blah, blah, blah and the ability to blah, blah, blah. I went on about my day. Then I thought, “do I really know what leadership is? Am I really a leader?” I think I am. Yeah, I am because I’ve done blah, […]
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Digital leadership is more than just telling people what to do.
I’ve had the ability to lead some pretty good development teams in my career. Some of the most important lessons about leadership are learned in times of struggle as opposed to prosperity. Some of these ideals seem like common sense, but in the day to day management of a digital agency, they can get lost. […]