I have recently had a couple of conversations with people who have asked me for career advice along the lines of, “What’s your advice for getting promoted?” This is a question that is on many people’s minds as they progress throughout their career. My response to this question is based…

I recently finished reading Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, a book that shares the leadership lessons of Bill Campbell. Bill was a former executive at Kodak and then Apple, and later became the CEO of Intuit. …

I recently read High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard, and came away very inspired to follow his advice on building habits to become a better performer. Brendon has synthesized academic and original research in psychology and high performance to develop his HP6 model. …

I recently read Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, and wanted to share four important leadership lessons I learned from the book. We are all familiar with Lincoln’s important accomplishments during his presidency, including leading the nation through the Civil War, preserving the…

Inspired by reading a book by John Maxwell called The 5 Levels of Leadership, I will argue in this post that there are two types of product managers: positional or permission-based. Here is the difference between the two: Positional: the only influence a positional leader has is because of the…

As product managers and team leaders, we’re often in situations where we need to help our team make a decision. This is particularly difficult in cross-functional team situations, where the product manager or team leader does not have “positional authority” — the other people on the team don’t report to…

As leaders, entrepreneurs, and product managers, we are frequently confronted with decisions such as these: What is the right market for us to focus on? Should I prioritize this project? Should I give this initiative my support? I recently read the book Decisive, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. The…

As product managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs, we are often working with or leading teams. In many cases, we are leading others without having formal authority. The ability to lead and influence others is based on a foundation of trust. Without trust, you’ll never be able to cooperate with or influence…

I recently read To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink. I wanted to share some of the key lessons I took away, for anyone who is not a salesperson but who still needs to influence and persuade others — particularly product managers and team leaders. …