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: [ … ]
Category: Alan
Who cares about the soft stuff?
The longer I live, the more I internalize it: We succeed or fail to a large extent because of our ability to establish and sustain good relationships. Yes, you need a [ … ]
Google Buzz Fail
Tom Grant has a great article today on Google Buzz: “You Do Not Understand Collaboration“. Tom sums up the mistaken approach thusly: “It worked for us inside the firewall, so [ … ]
Shop Talk Q&A with Steve Johnson
PM guru Steve Johnson just posted his responses to the Red Canary Shop Talk Q&A. Great answers Steve! I love Steve’s interview question: “What’s your favorite MS Office app?” … [ … ]
Michael Papanek on Resilient Relationships and Product Management
How much does your success rely on good relationships? And how good are your relationships? In my experience,relationships can make or break a person, and I think that the quality [ … ]
“Shop Talk” Q&A with PM Leaders features Alan Armstrong
If you haven’t yet checked out Red Canary, I encourage you to take a look. The site is produced by the executive search team at the Laudi Group, and features a [ … ]
Surprise us: Seeking examples of SURPRISING positioning statements
We write a lot here, and we hope that it helps you. Now I’m looking for your input. Can you help? If you do, I will feature you on our blog. [ … ]
Seth Godin’s reading list
Seth Godin posted a long list of interesting books he’s been reading these days. Worth a look. Here it is: Seth Godin’s Book Roundup 09/09 By the way, if you [ … ]
VP Engineering has a mandate. You need one too.
Tonight I met up for dinner with Paul Melmon, an old friend who has been around the block more than a few times. He initially gained notoriety as CIO at [ … ]
Tweet wars: The limits of debate in 140 chars. or less
Over the last day or so there has been quite a little debate about the importance of Domain Knowledge and Product Management Skills in #prodmgmt (most of you will recognize [ … ]