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Five Leadership Lessons That Can't Be Taught
5 leadership lessons that no one teaches you and can only be learned through your own experience.
Brett Staron
Nov 15, 20230 min read
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Modern Product Skills
Looking to brush up on your skills as a product leader? Here are three competencies to focus on and a sample subset of skills within each.
Brett Staron
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Pi-Shaped People
Organizations are searching for "Pi Shaped People" instead of T shaped people.
Brett Staron
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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Ted Lasso and Leadership
The three best quotes from the entire Ted Lasso series to help you lead teams.
Brett Staron
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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When Organizational Strategy Fails
How strategy fails in most organizations and what you can do to start turning the ship.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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Coaching Questions
Here are a few questions to help you understand what might be in someone’s way during a one-on-one without instilling fear.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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Trending Innovation
Every company will tell you that they innovate, but most innovation follow 4 macro-trends.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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Watermelon Status
Well-formatted with nice shades of green to indicate the status of the work, but when you dig in, the work is a dark shade of red.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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The Continuum of Delivery
Traditional project management and agile ways of working live on the same continuum. They are two sides of the same coin.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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The Client-Down Hierarchy
Who would have the power in decision making if we were organized "customer-down" or "customer-in"?
Brett Staron
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Effective Team Meetings
Here's how you can revolutionize your general update meeting for a team of under 15 people.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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Effective One on Ones
When you meet with your leader, don't leave the value of the time to chance and use a standard approach every time.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Outside In Agility Frameworks
The success or failure of your business depends entirely on taking advantage of things you will never control.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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The Importance of One On Ones
There is no excuse for failing to meet with your direct team members one-on-one, every single week.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Porter's Five Forces At A Cookout
Explaining Porter's Five Forces using a simple example: the neighborhood cookout.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Just DO IT: A Simple Goal Framework
Everyone should have four types of goals, inspected and then refreshed every 90 days.
Brett Staron
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Your Career's Product Vision
Are you stuck in your career? Struggling with a job search? Or maybe feel like you aren't reaching your potential? Try this: write a...
Brett Staron
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Innovation And Ice Cream
Innovation is the one and only way to secure long term sustainable profits. So why do so many large companies fail at it?
Brett Staron
Jul 18, 20233 min read
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How Washington's July 4th Failure Helped Create America
With George Washington's biggest failure also came learning and growth, leading to the George (and the United States) we know today.
Brett Staron
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Why Your Strategy Isn't Working (And How To Fix It)
Strategies fail because they don't build an insurmountable competitive advantage.
Brett Staron
Jun 5, 20235 min read
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