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Three practices of successful product managers

Lead on Purpose

In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of focusing on a product’s profitability can be illusive. Work with the sales team; understand how they sell your products.

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Trust

Lead on Purpose

Focus on the ones you consider to be your weaknesses and take the attitude that you will improve. – The Product Management Perspective: Trust is the most important characteristic a product manager can possess. You also need to trust that the team members will do what they have committed to do.

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Product Development Process: How to Bring Innovation to Life

Altexsoft

This article will guide you through all the steps of a new product development (NPD) process and give you some insights into implementing best practices en route from a pure idea to roll-out and selling. What is a new product development process? Put together, these efforts compose a new product development (NPD) process.

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Manager vs. ?

Lead on Purpose

In many cases “manager&# is used as a pejorative. The “manager&# is the person who makes sure people follow the processes (good or bad) that have been put in place. The “manager&# is the person everyone quips about. The owner makes sure his product meets market needs. Leadership is a choice.

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Three reasons pms need an iphone

Lead on Purpose

In only a few short weeks I have come to depend on its functionality for my work in product management and product marketing. In only a few short weeks I have come to depend on its functionality for my work in product management and product marketing.

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Guest Post: Talk is Cheap!

Lead on Purpose

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Michael Ray Hopkin Make communication with employees your priority during times of economic adversity By Albert J. And I can assure you that the advice I share with you today has stood the test of time… It helped me inspire my Weatherchem team to create the original Flapper® dispensing closure.

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Book Review: Find Your Great Work

Lead on Purpose

Each map is illustrated in a simple format in which you can insert your own experience and information and it will lead you to understand and develop your work from — good to great. One Response Michael , on June 7, 2009 at 10:52 am said: Hey – thanks so much for the kind review. Doing it once is one time too many.