Category: Book Reviews
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“Click” (Book Review)
Do you ever wonder how to make sure that your product is differentiated enough? Thinking about what makes it unique or better than market alternatives? Then you should read “Click” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (who you might know from the highly successful “Sprint” book about the Design Sprint). Click introduces the “Foundation Sprint”…
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“Ordinary Resilience” (Book Review)
“Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive” got me to reflect on the moments where I either showed or lacked resilience. Luis Velasquez, an experienced executive coach, shares personal experiences and client stories to help readers shift their mindset when dealing with challenges. Survival vs Adaptive Mode – Velasquez draws a critical distinction…
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“Impact-first Product Teams” (Book Review)
There are two things that frustrate me when I see some product managers and teams at work. First, PMs and teams not making a tangible impact. Instead, these teams just focus on releasing features “that the business has asked for”. Second, PMs talking about “the business” as if it was a separate entity that they’re…
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“Never Search Alone” (Book Review)
We all know that finding a new role as a product manager or leader has gotten a lot more competitive over the past few years. The supply of product people looking for a new opportunity exceeds market demand. I know of many talented and experienced PMs struggling to find a new role, feeling dejected by…
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“Reimagined” (Book Review)
I’m a big fan of the work that Shyvee Shi, now Product Lead at Microsoft, has been doing through the LinkedIn PM series where she speaks with leading product and tech people. Together with Caitlin Cai and Dr. Yiwen Rong, Shi has now written “Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” , providing readers with guidance…
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