Jan 30Resilience (Women in Product London — January 2023)This morning I wanted to share a slightly expanded version of an introduction I gave at Women In Product London’s January 2023 meet-up, hosted by Which?. There’s no doubt about it, Product is super hard. The majority of the time you have to lead without being the leader, influence stakeholders/designers/engineers…Product4 min readProduct4 min read
Dec 12, 20223 Things I Learned at London Business School (on Finance for Non-Finance Executives)I was surprised by the number of people who looked at me quizically when I said I was taking a week out to study Finance. My answer, as is often the case, was a pretty simple one: I wanted to improve my understanding of corporate finance! It’s a topic that…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Nov 14, 20225 Lessons from Introducing Product Engineering SquadsI always get reflective around this time of year; autumn is in the air, golden leaves are falling from the trees and the holidays are within sight. It was while I was walking into work this morning that I realised it’s coming up on the third anniversary of introducing the…Product5 min readProduct5 min read
Oct 31, 2022Product Awareness — Find Balance and Avoiding Narrow-Minded ThinkingThere is a well-known image of the ancient Greek God, Atlas, straining to hold up the enormous weight of the Earth across his broad and sinewed shoulders. The problem with this image, however, is that it’s not an accurate representation of the original story. Atlas wasn’t condemned to hold up…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Oct 24, 2022Diversity in LeadershipI’d like to dedicate time in this post to talk about diversity in Leadership. You don’t have to be particularly observant when viewing the photo in my last article, Holding Your Nerve, When Building a Team, to spot that my leadership team isn’t as diverse as it could be. Yes…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Oct 17, 2022Holding Your Nerve, When Building a TeamDuring periods of notable recruitment, there will be times when you can feel like you’re constantly gambling with your own job if you don’t bring good people in quickly. If important roles are left vacant for too long, the business has the potential to stall and possibly even fail as…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Published in Which? Product Delivery·Sep 29, 2022Hosting a Hack DayLast week, Which?’s Product & Technology team hosted its first Hack Day in a very long time. Spread across two days, the team came together to wow a panel of judges with a wide variety of new ideas, all in pursuit of the Hack theme “Reaching new audiences”. What…Product6 min readProduct6 min read
Sep 20, 2022Thin Slicing Your Way to Success!Whilst a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) has perhaps unfairly become an unwelcomed term in many circles, the sister approach of Thin Slicing is something we should all remain excited about. In case you’re unfamiliar, Thin Slicing is where you build a minimal (but robust) strand of end-to-end functionality to prove…Product4 min readProduct4 min read
Aug 30, 2022OKRs at a Not-For-ProfitI’ve previously written about why I like Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and how they can be used to bring about Organisational Alignment when Establishing a Product Culture. I also spoke with There Be Giants, on the world’s first OKR podcast, about some of my lessons and tips when implementing…Okrs3 min readOkrs3 min read
Aug 22, 2022OKRs, Why I Like ThemI’m a big fan of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). I’ve previously written about how they can be used to bring about Organisational Alignment when Establishing a Product Culture and I’ve also spoken with There Be Giants, on the world’s first OKR podcast about some of my lessons and tips…Okrs4 min readOkrs4 min read
