Good to Great: a level 5 leader was the single most important factor that determined whether or not a company would make the leap from good to great. Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.

Scope doesn’t creep; understanding grows. The best estimates come from developers who really understand what they’re estimating.

As tough or as hard as things get, celebrate small wins as well as team learnings. You must maintain faith that your daily discipline of thought and discipline of action will lead you to momentum and, ultimately, victory in the end. 

Jim Collins’ data-driven approach in Good to Great provides lessons on how product managers can make the leap from good to great.

There are no silver bullets, only lead ones.

The retro ceremony provides a ready-made container for vulnerability, genuine connection, and actionable steps the team commits to address issues and move together as a team.

Escaping the Build Trap offers a great framework to connect vision and strategic intents to outcomes through exploration and experimentation: The Product Kata.

If you’re interested in product management, these origin stories can act as a guide for you to find your superpowers.

Great Product Managers come from all walks of professional life but the one underlying strength that all PMs have in common is executive ability.

2017 proved to be the year of discipline, spending my time and focus on doing the things I know I really want to get done. What will be your One Word for this year or the next?

 There’s no Angie’s List for vendors who offer solutions to complex technology and business problems… Here are 3 principles to consider for vendor management success.

Crypto-anarchists and Libertarians can get stuck in the weeds when trying to explain bitcoin, but after exploring this space for the past two weeks here’s my main takeaway: bitcoin is doing for money what BitTorrent did for file sharing.

The real secret to GoPro’s recent growth: User Generated Content. They weren’t creating new advertising campaigns designed in some back room, but were actually getting user content up on their channel and in some cases turning them into TV commercials. Genius.

Rockets are currently only used once and if SpaceX can deliver on this breakthrough it will be able to cut costs further and leave competitors in their stardust.

“With all of this, I feel very zen with my inbox, and managing it with the methods outlined above keeps me on top of both my personal and professional life. Mostly.” – Hannah Gay

Even if one exchange falls apart, there will be others to accept order flow and keep markets alive. So while I am bearish on tech trading systems in the short term, I’m bullish in the long term.

It’s time to shred the old scripts. Before calling a prospect pull your arrows up on your computer screen, aim for the target, and let fly.