Five Leadership Lessons That Can't Be Taught
5 leadership lessons that no one teaches you and can only be learned through your own experience.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 10, 2023
- 2 min
Modern Product Skills
Looking to brush up on your skills as a product leader? Here are three competencies to focus on and a sample subset of skills within each.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 10, 2023
- 1 min
Pi-Shaped People
Organizations are searching for "Pi Shaped People" instead of T shaped people.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 10, 2023
- 1 min
Ted Lasso and Leadership
The three best quotes from the entire Ted Lasso series to help you lead teams.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 4, 2023
- 1 min
When Organizational Strategy Fails
How strategy fails in most organizations and what you can do to start turning the ship.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 4, 2023
- 1 min
Coaching Questions
Here are a few questions to help you understand what might be in someone’s way during a one-on-one without instilling fear.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 4, 2023
- 2 min
Trending Innovation
Every company will tell you that they innovate, but most innovation follow 4 macro-trends.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 4, 2023
- 2 min
Watermelon Status
Well-formatted with nice shades of green to indicate the status of the work, but when you dig in, the work is a dark shade of red.
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Brett Staron
- Nov 4, 2023
- 1 min
The Continuum of Delivery
Traditional project management and agile ways of working live on the same continuum. They are two sides of the same coin.
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Brett Staron
- Oct 12, 2023
- 1 min
The Client-Down Hierarchy
Who would have the power in decision making if we were organized "customer-down" or "customer-in"?
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Brett Staron
- Oct 9, 2023
- 2 min
Effective Team Meetings
Here's how you can revolutionize your general update meeting for a team of under 15 people.
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Brett Staron
- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
Effective One on Ones
When you meet with your leader, don't leave the value of the time to chance and use a standard approach every time.
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Brett Staron
- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
Outside In Agility Frameworks
The success or failure of your business depends entirely on taking advantage of things you will never control.
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Brett Staron
- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
The Importance of One On Ones
There is no excuse for failing to meet with your direct team members one-on-one, every single week.
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Brett Staron
- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
Porter's Five Forces At A Cookout
Explaining Porter's Five Forces using a simple example: the neighborhood cookout.
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Brett Staron
- Aug 30, 2023
- 1 min
Just DO IT: A Simple Goal Framework
Everyone should have four types of goals, inspected and then refreshed every 90 days.
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Brett Staron
- Aug 25, 2023
- 1 min
Your Career's Product Vision
Are you stuck in your career? Struggling with a job search? Or maybe feel like you aren't reaching your potential? Try this: write a...
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Brett Staron
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
Innovation And Ice Cream
Innovation is the one and only way to secure long term sustainable profits. So why do so many large companies fail at it?
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Brett Staron
- Jul 4, 2023
- 2 min
How Washington's July 4th Failure Helped Create America
With George Washington's biggest failure also came learning and growth, leading to the George (and the United States) we know today.
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Brett Staron
- Jun 5, 2023
- 5 min
Why Your Strategy Isn't Working (And How To Fix It)
Strategies fail because they don't build an insurmountable competitive advantage.
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