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Product leader/transformation coach/advisor. I love to help companies scale. Family guy, sports fan & sometimes soccer player. ProductGroove.co, Prodify, DoorDash, FetchRewards, Groupon, Gaia Online, eBay.
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if you’re getting pushback from engineering saying “but that wasn’t in the spec” you’ve got a lot bigger problems than it not being in the spec

A friendly reminder, from a teacher: Reward the behavior you want to see. Even if it's not when you wanted it. Even if it's not as great as you were hoping for. Even if the person who's doing it metaphorically shat the bed before.

Like in PM, understanding the needs of the user just a little better — including asking the right question — can lead to breakthroughs in design and results. Even bays have room for innovation. “Ultimately, it just takes people asking the right questions and being willing to be forward thinking.”

"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order." Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist

In October, I moderated a discussion on how people are using AI. Last night, I attended a meetup with a similar focus. Then: most were doing content editing & personal queries e.g. vacation itineraries. Now: many are coding their own apps, even non-technical people. It's changing fast. Hang on!

ICYMI www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDV...

I would love to see a compilation of all the times Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude for US and NATO support. Put it next to a montage of times Trump has been obsequious to Putin.

Major Security Breach Sees Two Russian Agents Gain Access To White House

Like many, I'm ramping up my focus on Blue Sky after being saddened with Twitter and its direction. Who are people I should follow here, for: 1. Technology/product management (my work interest) 2. Soccer/Arsenal (my personal interest) If you are in those groups, follow me and I will follow back.