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In my previous post we had some good discussion regarding rule # 1: The best product managers follow the Pragmatic Marketing maxim: Your opinion, while interesting, is irrelevant. Always use market facts to decide the best course of action. The genera… more »

From a copyrighted story at SoftwareCEO written by Bob Weinstein Software product management: If you can't define it, you're doing a bad job at it Product managers' rule #1: The best product managers follow the Pragmatic Marketing maxim: Your opinion,… more »

In many organization I've encountered there is this artificial distinction between the new development group and the maintenance programming group. Why on God's green earth would you want to do such a thing? Every time the topic comes up I point out tha… more »

From Project, Process & Business Improvement: Are You Loved? A.J. found in Executive Leadership this list of the 5 biggest complaints employees have about their bosses: Threats Inconsistency Wasting their time Micromanaging them Hypocrisy How many… more »

FastCompany has an article on the 6 myths of creativity. Creativity Comes From Creative Types Money Is a Creativity Motivator Time Pressure Fuels Creativity Fear Forces Breakthroughs Competition Beats Collaboration A Streamlined Organization I… more »

Esther Derby has a great post on an alternative to the yearly performance review. She also gives a great suggestion for dealing with what most employees want out of a review, money. I'm sure if it wasn't for the salary tie-in, employees would revolt a… more »