Unconscious bias? You decide. — A while back I wrote about the first phase of my career. When I made the move from software engineer to product manager and “never looked back”. I’m writing to come clean and admit that I have frequently considered moving back to engineering, for many of the reasons I outline…

An attempt at root cause analysis — As with all innovation or change-making, it’s important to deeply understand not just the problem itself, but the conditions that created the problem. And just as with all the big problems we have as a society today, this one is fast becoming an us versus them. “Us” is the general…

I once thought there was no difference — Everything I do is centered around a continued investigation into why I’m here. How I can find more meaning and fulfillment? How can I live the best life possible? Recently, I’ve begun to question whether I’m really a product manager. This is freaking me out FYI. …

A new lens for inspiring collaboration — I’m fascinated by the art and science of helping people collaborate and so spend a fair amount of time reading about it. …

Do we have it all wrong? — I spent 30 years being “reviewed” and I never really questioned the necessity or utility of giving and receiving feedback until recently, when I read this Medium story by Carol Sanford. She makes a strong case against it and her perspective immediately resonated with me as “right”. I am sensitive…

From anywhere you are in the organization — High tech is littered with people that “move fast and break things”, go after BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals), are data-driven, and set stretch OKRs focused on engagement and revenue. And these can all be good things. …

And the catch is it’s really hard to remember to do — One hypothesis I have about high-tech innovation is that there will be less and less of it that is accomplished by individuals or small teams. That’s not to say that small teams aren’t ever going to deliver disruptive innovation. Just that it won’t be most of the innovation that happens. …