And flexible in the details of strategy and execution This month, I’ve been focusing on Vision in my posts. Love him or hate him, Jeff Bezos is a visionary. Not only does he “have vision,” but he has continually set… Read More »What it Means to be “Stubborn on Vision”
And how to make sure you and your team don’t fall into these traps “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein If you work in Product management or a modern technology organization,… Read More »7 Pitfalls of Problem Definition: How businesses tend to think about customer problems all wrong
Focus on these 3 skills that will set you apart from the pack “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” — Pat Summitt I love reading and following inspirational leaders, especially women. A few years back,… Read More »This is a Terrible Time to be an Average Technology Leader
The timing couldn’t be better for the new acronym Photo by Keep It Human So there I was, sitting at a fancy SoHo hotel dinner with a group of smart, generous, and accomplished women when I heard a term that… Read More »B2H (Business to Human) is the New Mindset in Corporate Parlance
Marina, a product leader I have known for many years, recently told me that this quote had been sticking with her: “Without action, the world would still be an idea” — Georges F. Doriot, INSEAD Founder Action speaks louder than words.… Read More »Words without action? Show me!
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash The first time someone handed me a microphone at work, I immediately started to make jokes. It turned out that I loved my words really being heard. I spent so much of my career behind the scenes doing… Read More »Five Things You Should be Doing at Work that Require Strong Writing Skills
During Game 6 of the World Series in 1986, I paced around the living room of the family I was babysitting for. The New York Mets did the seemingly impossible, and forced a seventh game, where they won their second… Read More »Wisdom from the Dugout: 5 Baseball Quotes to Inspire Your Product & Innovation Teams
The long-awaited Legoland New York resort opened up to much fanfare last summer after a yearlong delay due to the Covid pandemic. Since we hadn’t traveled much, my husband and I took our LEGO®-obsessed daughter there for an overnight getaway. (Later, we… Read More »How LEGO’s Creativity Shows in the LEGOLAND New York Experience
You’ve read it a hundred times in articles about how to create the ever elusive work/life balance. And during the early months of the pandemic, when people working remotely and still trying to stay alive were really struggling with burnout… Read More »Saying no could be good for your career…
The photo above is of my church in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island (NY). I bought a big print (on wood!) of this photo for my husband for Christmas but couldn’t wait to give it to him so he’s… Read More »Gratitude is Good for You
