Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon. To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. Success in leadership comes from developing and perfecting persistence and determination. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go? with the simple statement “the answer is irrelevant.&#

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. Here are ten of the most proven tactics that have helped countless managers inspire their team to achieve greatness each and every day: Be a positive thinker. Be innovative.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

When describing the impact this individual had on the trip, the speaker made the following profound observation: People will follow clear leadership What does ‘clear leadership’ mean to you? What benefits have you experienced from clear leadership? Please share your ideas. I know who is the leader in-charge.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 4, 2010

This first Leadership Development Carnival in 2010 provides links to 50 posts — what Dan calls “the Best of 2009.&# The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way improve your leadership development and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It is a tremendous honor to be named to this list with other great blogs such as Seth’s Blog , Management Excellence , The Best Horse Sense (a personal favorite since I grew up on a ranch), Great Leadership , the Tom Peters Weblog and many other great leadership blogs.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The latest Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 30 fresh posts on topics such as mentors and role models, leading teams and maximizing your performance. The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2009

Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. 2 Responses Stewart Rogers , on August 18, 2009 at 6:40 am said: Thanks for the mention!

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

September’s Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as employee development, identifying true leaders and beating stress. The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2010

– The Product Management Perspective: Trust is the most important characteristic a product manager can possess. Covey « Credit comes later Leadership and persistence » Like Be the first to like this post. Study Covey’s book and practice the principles he so eloquently teaches.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 7, 2009

Jim Holland’s guest post Leadership Lessons from a Kindergarten Class is the focus. July’s Leadership Carnivals brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as accountability, talent management and succession planning. The Leadership Development Carnival is well a half hour of your time.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

“Do business by design rather than by default.&# — The Product Management Perspective: We will improve our effectiveness and our ability to work with others by giving careful thought to these questions. As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 1, 2009

A great example of enduring leadership was Samuel Adams , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. — The Product Management Perspective: Product development cycles can seem long and arduous at times. Success does not come overnight; it comes after months and years of hard work.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

What struck me the first time I listened to this podcast is how beautifully these principles apply to product management, to leadership and to life in general. During this conversation Larry shares the strategies that have made his teams successful through the years.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 10, 2010

They expect product managers to show them how their products can solve problems and help them succeed. Please see Product Marketing for Start-ups on the Product Management Pulse. They expect marketers to stop pitching things and start helping them understand how they can get what they need.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Product managers are in a prime position to provide value to their organizations. To the extent you guide your company to create and sell the right products and services for your market, you will become the hero of your organization.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

Jim’s passion is enabling product marketing teams. With over 20 years of technology experience, he has a fresh and unique perspective in guiding and managing product teams and has a knack for synthesizing conceptual ideas and turning them into reality. Enjoy the post and don’t hesitate to tweet your comments to Jim directly.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

The strength of your character and competence equate to the strength of your leadership. — The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital to successful product management. Product managers create value for their co-workers on other teams (e.g. Each of these cores is vital to credibility.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. While that is true, it’s no excuse.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 15, 2010

Filed under: Techology , Market-driven , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | social media , Chris Brogan , Julien Smith , Mitch Joel , community , tribe « Leadership and learning Five championship strategies » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In the spirit of thanking these friends and introducing my audience to their web sites, here are a few links to sites you should take a look at: Leadership Digital : An aggregator of the best content on leadership and management. This site shares frequent updates on improving leadership throughout organizations.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. Then there’s product management… — The Product Management Perspective: One of the least palatable realities of product management is that applause and acknowledgment of great work does not come immediately; sometimes it comes slowly and many times not at all.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 19, 2010

My product management focus has shifted significantly to the experience of the end users. The change has resulted in an entirely different product that (two weeks into the beta) is showing positive signs. One Response | The Productologist: Exploring the Depths of Product Management , on August 24, 2010 at 9:15 am said: [.]

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership grows and develops through building effective relationships. I highly recommend It’s Not Just Who You Know as guidebook to building effective relationships and increasing your leadership potential. Product managers rely heavily on other people — engineers, sales people, support, etc.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Integrity builds character, which creates the foundation of great leadership. Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | character , honesty , Integrity , John Wooden , truthfulness « The power of influence Creating leaders » Like Be the first to like this post. Live with integrity; lead with integrity.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Leadership is more about the state of mind than the title. Leadership is a choice. – The Product Management Perspective: Much has been written about product owner vs. product manager. To me, “product owner&# was just an agile title for the guy who fed requirements into the dev team.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Too many times leaders or managers think if they say their word the people will understand what they mean and become motivated to do what they say. – The Product Management Perspective: The need to speak the language hit home with me in recent months while working on a major product release.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

Filed under: Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | beliefs , Bob Buford , career , Halftime , significance , success « Building your position Real-world examples of customer service » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Product success usually starts the same way as personal success: someone has an idea. If (like me) you have no recollection of that program, you’ll still benefit from the great message. Take a few minutes and watch this video.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Product managers are most often leaders by nature; however, they most often do not have anyone reporting directly to them. The more you increase the value of others the more your value increases.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Covey is the abundance of leadership quotes he has included in the book. Jim Burke, former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson Filed under: Leadership , Trust , Uncategorized Tagged: | business , relationships , Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R. They give excellent insight into the importance trust plays in your success.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 5, 2010

– The Product Management Perspective: Product managers play a key role in helping their teams to embrace product vision and direction. Filed under: Purpose Tagged: | career advancement , services , training , value « Manager vs. ? In many cases they also have to help executives do the same.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Michael Ray Hopkin With just a few weeks left in 2009 you have no-doubt spent time thinking about the events of the past year and the growth and changes that have resulted. They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Recently I’ve received some great feedback from co-workers and customers. It’s a positive thing to receive feedback that — though painful at the time — gives you a new perspective on where your products are headed.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The following quote by Tom Peters speaks volumes about leadership: Leaders don’t create followers. Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | Tom Peters « Lead with integrity Do hard things » Like Be the first to like this post. They create more leaders.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns including Spring Airsoft Rifles.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Filed under: Team Building , Trust , Integrity , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | crucial conversations , Communication , influence , power « Guest Post: Talk is Cheap! The presentation was great and I want to share a few of the key discussion points (in my own words and subject to my personal biases).

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