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The Myths and Realities of Being a Product Manager

Harvard Business

Product management has become an aspirational career. A group of popular social media influencers regularly offers advice on what it takes to attain a job and succeed in this field. But their content tends to glamorize the profession, gloss over the day-to-day-realities, and dispense wisdom that isn’t always on point.

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Making Your Products Accessible to Underserved Markets

Harvard Business

He posited that this segment was an untapped market opportunity and that companies, by developing products and services accessible to them, could create sustainable and profitable ventures, while also improving the lives of the poor. But in doing so, it also drew attention away from other inclusion gaps.

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Customers Prefer to Crowdfund Products They Can Improve

Harvard Business

Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have not only broadened access to funding to companies that might struggle in the capital markets but have also transformed the way companies connect with consumers during product development, replacing focus groups with real customers who have a stake in the final product.

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5 Distractions Derailing Your Consulting Firm’s Productivity

David A Fields

Quite a few years ago, the brainy duo of a neuroscientist and a Princeton professor released this eye-opening article, “Interactions of Top-Down and … Continued The post 5 Distractions Derailing Your Consulting Firm’s Productivity appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.

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How Organizations Can Encourage Productive Allyship

Harvard Business

Many leaders want to be allies for underrepresented groups, but fear their attempts will be awkward or offensive. New research suggests these fears are often unfounded, with acts of allyship generally being appreciated more than anticipated.

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3 People Reducing Productivity at Your Consulting Firm

David A Fields

More than one someone, in fact—multiple someones conspiring to suppress growth, pillage productivity and wipe out your hidden chocolate stash. You’re the leader of your consulting firm and you may also be the biggest obstacle to its … Continued The post 3 People Reducing Productivity at Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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The Map of Life: How to tell your product story

Tom Spencer

One of the hardest challenges I have faced is communicating a product vision to others. The Design Council’s re-imagined double diamond framework provides a holistic view of project design while preserving the fine details needed to differentiate your product. For example: Our [service/product] helps [Whom?]