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NEW: Check out my three (free) Miro templates: Competitive Analysis, Can / Should, and Mandate Levels. If you’ve read TBM for a while, these will look…
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When I’ve noticed actual change happen, it is most often accompanied by: New collaboration patterns New power dynamics Exposure to new insights and…
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In interacting with companies that don’t sell digital products—but who are investing heavily in digital capabilities—I’ve noticed a pattern. I call the…
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In this post I am going to defend frameworks and processes. “That’s unlike you,” remarked a friend. “I thought you were all about flexibility and…
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Dissonance, coherence, and labeling.
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In B2B SaaS it is important to think of your whole company as The Product. You can't view one team in isolation. A "win" in one part of your company…
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Short post today. I really worry sometimes about (some) people in tech. I see people putting themselves under so much pressure to be the perfect manager…
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The old guard knows how to navigate the mess. The new guard sees the mess, and wants to avoid it. ➖ The old guard applies knowing (but tired) eyes. The…
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Messes, Action, and Junk Drawers
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This list has received positive feedback. It seems to have struck a nerve. Sending it to coincide with Monday morning to help folks navigate their week…
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I encourage teams to think about their roadmap as a portfolio of bets. Different initiatives have different risk/reward profiles. When the strategy and…
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Last week I invited TBM readers to my company’s annual conference. The event is hybrid—we’ll be “live” in Las Vegas, and we’ll also stream the talks. I…
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