NOTE: This is a bit of a long post, but it is also long overdue. In it, I present some needed steps to address the innovation issue in Canada. So, [ … ]
Category: Culture
WWANPD (What would a normal person do?)
I was walking with my friend Michael last week in the Oakland hills, and he came out with the most hilarious question: What would a normal person do? Product managers often gripe: [ … ]
The Origins of Product Management (part 2)
NOTE: Part 1 can be found here. The high technology industry, and in particular, the software industry is much younger than the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. And the role of [ … ]
Toronto Transit Commission – How not to handle bad PR
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is dealing with a real PR problem right now. There have been a number of photos and videos taken by transit riders and posted on [ … ]
What Origami can teach us about Product Requirements
Tom Grant has started an interesting series of posts entitled Against a Grand Theory of Product Management. The articles are interesting reading, but make sure you have your thinking cap [ … ]
Pleeez vote for us….it takes 5 seconds…
OK, this request won’t even be subtle. We need your vote to win the Best Professional Life Blog Category for the Canadian Blog Awards. Voting closes soon so vote now. [ … ]
Cdn. Blog Awards. We’re Finalists, Help Us Win!!
Thanks to all of you who voted, the FIRST ROUND of the Canadian Blog Awards. We’re 1 of 5 finalists. OK…actually, thanks to the 16 of you who voted and [ … ]
An ecologically unsustainable business model
Given the Copenhagen Summit this week (I have low expectations of that BTW), I thought I’d present my own ecologically themed piece. Computer hardware is getting cheaper and cheaper all [ … ]
Guest Post: Measuring Product Management (part 3)
This is part 3 of a series of guest posts by Don Vendetti. Don is the founder of Product Arts, a product management consulting company in Seattle. NOTE: If you’d [ … ]
Guest Post: Measuring Product Management (part 2)
This is part 2 of a series of guest posts by Don Vendetti. Don is the founder of Product Arts, a product management consulting company in Seattle. NOTE: If you’d [ … ]