Hey there!
If you wanted to learn more about strategy, metrics, and how to tell a story on how you can Pivot with way less headaches - my Survival Metric course is open now.
The course currently has a 4.9 out of 5 rating, and I’d love to have you. If you have any learning and development spend (always go check) this is a great way to power up your 2024.
Note: If you are effected by layoffs, and want to take this course, just email me and I’ll let you take it for free. Layoffs suck. They really do.
The offical learning outcomes:
Implement faster cycles of decision-making that identify potential problems before software is built, not after.
Interpret data collectively to increase confidence in decision-making to build trust, even when you’re wrong.
Clarify company values enough to model them in your team’s work so the product resembles your company, not the market.
Convince teams to change direction when what they are building isn’t effective instead of “seeing how it goes.”
Learn how to turn strategy into something usable.
Leverage Data-Informed Decision-Making.
Quick asides
Giving away books - if you are based in the US and want a random product book - send me a note. I do this every year to share the love of the great books I’ve read on my journey. Now, the book will be random, but it will be good and interesting.
Enjoying teaching - I’ve been teaching a lot the backhalf of the year. Love to connect with other facilitators for an e coffee. If you are interested in a “What I’ve Learned” teaching product, let me know.
Fun fact
The Origin of "Product Manager": The concept of a "product manager" originated at Procter & Gamble in the 1930s. Neil H. McElroy wrote a memo advocating for a role to manage individual products as separate entities, a radical idea at the time. This memo laid the groundwork for what would eventually evolve into modern product management, merging market research, product development, and strategic oversight.