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Brett Staron
Nov 15, 20230 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
When Organizational Strategy Fails
How strategy fails in most organizations and what you can do to start turning the ship.
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Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Oct 12, 20231 min read
The Client-Down Hierarchy
Who would have the power in decision making if we were organized "customer-down" or "customer-in"?
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Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Effective Team Meetings
Here's how you can revolutionize your general update meeting for a team of under 15 people.
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Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Outside In Agility Frameworks
The success or failure of your business depends entirely on taking advantage of things you will never control.
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Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Porter's Five Forces At A Cookout
Explaining Porter's Five Forces using a simple example: the neighborhood cookout.
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Brett Staron
Jul 18, 20233 min read
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?
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Brett Staron
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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.
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Brett Staron
Jun 5, 20235 min read
Why Your Strategy Isn't Working (And How To Fix It)
Strategies fail because they don't build an insurmountable competitive advantage.
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Brett Staron
May 26, 20233 min read
The New MVP: Microscopic Valuable Product
Start with solving the surface of the problem through creative prototyping techniques.
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Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
Agility in 30 Seconds
Think simple. For all of the product or agile processes, certifications, majors, and frameworks that exist or ever will exist (and I...
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Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
Simple Ain't Easy
Simple does not equal easy. It is HARD to keep things so radically simple that they make sense to your team, partners, and clients. Big...
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Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
Preparation vs. Perfection
One of the most successful basketball coaches in history — John Wooden — measured success not in championships or in wins, but in...
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Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
Six Leadership Lessons
1. You never learn anything by saying No. 2. You have to step aside to let others learn by doing. Experience is the best and only...
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