Product, Reconsidered — Mikal Lewis

Articles

  • Don’t pursue quick-wins. Instead, find wins on the journey. This is an accompanying post to an episode of The Product Coach Podcast. The episode, “Great Products come from ‘Product Teams’”, is a part of the How…

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  • Concept in brief. While it’s tempting to hire the most senior team you can, an effective product team needs junior talent. By mentoring junior talent, you leverage your senior product managers and increase their product…

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  • Concept in brief. Time is a resource that you can apply to accomplish your goals, just as money and effort. You can deterministically outperform your peers and competition by acquiring skills at a continuous and…

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  • Concept in brief. Nailing the turnaround is one of the most valuable skills for a product leader. Windows Phone, webOS, and Yahoo each failed to meaningfully shift their market position in a winner take all…

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  • Concept in brief. Product Management is an apprentice craft. It’s learned in the real world, not in a textbook. It’s not gained by hubris; it’s pursued through applied theory, aka shipping products.

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  • Concept in brief. Product Management is an apprentice craft. It’s learned in the real world, not in a textbook. It’s not gained by hubris; it’s pursued through applied theory, aka shipping products.

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  • Good > Great

    Current work culture values great performance over good humans. As a professional, especially in the Product Management discipline, you need to ask yourself, do you choose to accomplish something great—over being good?

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  • Good > Great

    Current work culture values great performance over good humans. As a professional, especially in the Product Management discipline, you need to ask yourself, do you choose to accomplish something great—over being good?

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