Product Leadership

This "Become A Great Leader" sleep learning program was designed to assist the listener in enhancing self-thoughts related to powerful leadership skills, interpersonal effectiveness, career confidence as well as personal confidence and building integrity. Some say that we are the sum total of what we surround ourselves with. For example, what we choose to watch on television, listen to on the radio, who we choose to surround ourselves with, and even the thoughts we think.

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient - lessons directly applicable to your organization.

How do you develop products that people will actually use and buy? This practical guide shows you how to validate product and company ideas through customer development research - before you waste months and millions on a product or service that no one needs or wants. With a combination of open-ended interviewing and fast and flexible research techniques, you’ll learn how your prospective customers behave, the problems they need to solve, and what frustrates and delights them

If you're looking for an effective and proven approach to product management - one that recognizes that the majority of product managers enter the field with little or no training and must learn through trial and error - this is the book for you. Take Charge Product Management guides you step-by-step along the product management path with tips, tactics, and tools to make you and your products more successful.

Renowned business author David Magee fuses both the interesting history and philosophy of one of America's most well-known companies in this entertaining aid for business management. While other American businesses are crumbling under low-cost foreign competition, John Deere Company thrives by maintaining such ideas as building the best product, being open to change and innovation, listening rather than leading, and keeping virtuous business practices.

Are you a product leader looking for advice on how to be certain that every product manager on your team lives up to their full potential? Do you want to make sure your product people are competent, empowered, and inspired, and would you like to know how you can best help them on this journey? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this book is for you!

If you are bringing in your first intern, or growing your program to 1,000 interns, Intern Management is required reading to maximize the experience for both you and your interns. —Gregory V. Jaros, Co-Founder of InternConnect, Co-Founder of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Are you interested in taking your internship program to a new level? If so, this book is for you. Intern Management shares a set of guiding principles that ensure you host an exceptional internship - every time. Intern Management outlines nine principles for designing an exceptional internship with dignity. ...

Are you an aspiring product marketer or product marketing leader? This audiobook is dedicated to product marketers around the world.

In their best-selling business classic Lean Thinking, James Womack and Daniel Jones introduced the world to the principles of lean production, principles for eliminating waste during production. Now, in Lean Solutions, the authors establish the groundbreaking principles of lean consumption, showing companies how to eliminate inefficiency during consumption.

El libro sobre coaching más vendido de la historia en Estados Unidos, escrito por «el pensador más influyente del mundo» en este ámbito según la prestigiosa institución Thinkers50. El liderazgo de equipos y organizaciones está en plena transformación. Muchos de nosotros no queremos ni mandar ni que nos manden; preferimos trabajar en equipo, empatizar con los demás, enseñarles lo que mejor sabemos hacer y ayudarles a crecer, y esperamos que ellos hagan algo parecido con nosotros. El coaching es una aptitud fundamental para impulsar esta transformación.

Every dealer sells F&I products, and most dealers understand the importance of the F&I department in terms of its contribution to the bottom line. Unfortunately, F&I is not a regulated profession, meaning one doesn't need any type of state license to practice, and because of that there is very little formal education available. The actual management of the F&I department, product selection, and different types of participation programs are largely ignored, so most dealers, general managers, and finance managers must figure out these aspects in real time, on the job.

Lean healthcare is the practice of applying "lean" concepts to the healthcare industry in order to reduce waste, enhance patient outcomes, and lower costs. All employees of the firm, from clinicians to operations and administrative personnel, continuously work to identify areas of waste and eliminate anything that does not create value for patients using lean concepts in healthcare. If you visit Toyota assembly plants you can see how Toyota has put all the systems and supports staff in place to ensure that the production team members on the assembly line always have the parts and the ...

Unlock the transformative potential of nonviolent activism and become a catalyst for positive social change with this comprehensive training manual. Rooted in the principles and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this guide empowers individuals to embrace the powerful philosophy of Kingian Nonviolence and create a more just and compassionate world. Prepare for action by understanding the importance of education, research, and strategic planning in driving effective nonviolent campaigns. Gain insights into successful coalition building and advocacy efforts while embracing the values of ...

In Turn Ideas Into Products, author Steve Johnson introduces a nimble idea-to-market process with strong emphasis on personal experience with customers. From business planning to product launch, this approach for managing products empowers your product team to work smarter and collaborate better with colleagues and customers.

People often spend years on working on startup ideas that fail - and they could have known long before, had they asked the hard questions earlier. Five-time tech founder Dave Parker has been there, and in Trajectory: Startup he offers a path to get you from ideation to launch and revenue in just six months. Parker shares advice on: what makes a good idea that makes money; recruiting and working with cofounders; asking customers what product they want (customer development); how to build a tech product even as a non-tech founder; and more.

Are you ready to ignite your visionary thinking and spark real change? Do you struggle to balance authenticity, decisiveness, and empathy in your leadership? Are you determined to empower your team and elevate your impact as a leader? I once found myself overwhelmed by the complexities of leadership, questioning if I had what it takes to inspire and guide a team through uncertainty. I craved a blueprint that not only tackled the theory but offered real-world strategies and case studies from iconic leaders.

How did Ford Motors use Lean development to pull off one of the most impressive corporate turnarounds in history? Largely by avoiding the mistakes that so many companies make when in a death spiral. They looked beyond manufacturing efficiency to change the very fundamentals of how they developed vehicles. In Designing the Future, Lean product development expert James Morgan and world-renowned Lean guru Jeffrey K. Liker reveal why so many companies have achieved only moderate success with Lean in operations, with a limited impact on their overall business.

An attractive mix of entertainment, motivation, and practical instruction, the Shift Your Brilliance audio comes with additional stories and commentary from the author. Simon's masterful narration guides the listener smoothly through the steps and possibilities of becoming a "shifter". A shifter, it is explained, is one who is ready to create the future in uncertain times. They do not find themselves shifted about, unhappy, and wishing for better luck.

The Influential Product Manager teaches product managers how to behave at each stage of the product life cycle to achieve the best outcome for the customer. Product managers are under pressure to drive spectacular results, often without wielding much direct power or authority. If you don’t know how to influence people at all levels of the organization, how will you create the best possible product?

Your organization’s culture: It’s either an asset or a liability. At this very moment, it’s either lifting your business performance or “eating your strategy for breakfast”. How do you ensure it’s the former, not the latter? Listen to find out more...To make a bad culture good, or a good culture great, you’ve got to deliberately transmit strong and steady signals. This guide shows you how.