
…hey want to know what you have in mind (e.g. need you to have a crystal ball). Here’s a better way. Always maintain a rolling 6 months, 12 months, and 2-year roadmap … not the features you’ll build, but the outcomes you’ll focus on. Don’t play defense. Play offense. Get people what they really need instead of outsourcing product strategy to the rest of the company.
“Leadership isn’t about what you can do in front of the room, Mike. That’s a great tool, of course, but it’s not what really makes things happen. Leadership is a series of one-on-one conversations, and that’s where you should focus more of your time and attention.”