Lessons from KonMari, the Growth Mindset, and the Psychology of Patterns Image by Author Rachel is a founder, a bringer of ideas, a bias-toward-action, err on the side of collaboration kind of gal. She’s started communities of practices, meditation groups, mentoring circles, and book clubs. She serves on conference boards. She speaks at conferences. She mentors…
Find your common purpose in an uncommon career Lora Soderquist lives outside Bozeman, Montana. Driven to provide community and environmental impact, she is grounded in her connection to the land and people around her. Her choices revolve around the best life she can provide for her son, Jack. When Lora became a single parent, she…
And Why you Should start on December 9th It’s that time of year again, with the New Year lurking. Are you someone who loves New Years Resolutions, prefers to soften the approach with an annual theme, or hates the whole concept? Regardless of your stance, here are some tips from Daniel Pink’s book “When,” combined with…
Making Technical Debt Visible 4 steps to make it visible and the easy math to build the business case As a Product Owner, there is nothing more frustrating than using valuable development time to deal with technical debt. We use the debt analogy to remind us of the imperative need to mitigate it, to keep our products…
Celebrate your uniqueness and your role in your team The Muppets were the most high-performing team in the history of pop-culture. The blend of characters created the kind of team we all dream of being part of. So what made them so magical and enduring? The Muppets are based on real people, and there is…
Learn how to apply four categories of metrics to change your product, and your career. The ideal Product Manager is empowered to be the decision-maker, to evangelize the purpose of the product they are building, and to feel deep empathy for their users and the problems they are solving. Essentially, this is the Missionary stance…
What’s on the other side of fear? What’s on the other side of fear? Fact or Crap? We use this catchy title, fact or crap, in training, to bust some lingering misconceptions about the subject and to reinforce positive learnings. Sometimes the answer is “A little of both.” Or “Let’s discuss this” because almost everything…
Recharge. Restore. Relax. Labels are shortcuts. Don’t let them stick. Workaholic. I’ve thought about that word for a few days – since someone threw that label at me. I need time to form my answers when I am caught off guard and I felt un-prepared to respond. But now I am. This is what I…
Let self-doubt be swept away Imposter Syndrome. We used to call it inferiority complex. There’s been a lot written about it in the last few years. It resonates with many, myself included. At a conference I attended, a speaker asked people in the audience to stand up if they had imposter syndrome. Most of the…
Image by Author Change. In my line of work we spend a lot of time talking about change. Welcoming change, what to change, resistance to change, fear of change. Change your organization structure. Change your execution. Change your working patterns. It’s exhausting. There’s that funny thing in the mix: people. We can’t control people. And…
