“Rhythm – a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.” Oxford English Dictionary We all live by rhythms in our lives. I don’t mean musical rhythms, but patterns that give our life order and predictability. Like the tides that come in and out, or the sun that rises every morning, we have certain “givens” in our lives that define our routines. Every organisation has a rhythm – a series of recurring events built.. Read More
“For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships…For most men, talk is primarily a means to preserve independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order.” Deborah Tannen, You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation. I’m a woman. It is easy for me to say “we.” I was raised with two sisters and.. Read More
“Steve Jobs was a dictator and look what he created,” so goes the argument in favour of Product Manager as dictator. But that argument disregards a few facts: Steve Jobs ran the company, he wasn’t the product guy. He was the founder, owner and chief executive. He had the power and authority to make bold moves without too much questioning from his staff. Jobs was the exception to the rule… Read More
A recruiter told me yesterday that “there is this new thing called Product that everyone is hungry for.” I didn’t bother to correct him by pointing out that this “new thing” called “Product” has actually been around for centuries, it just had different guises. In the manufacturing world, it is the industrial designer; in the property world, it is the architect; in the print media world, it is the editor. Each of these roles.. Read More