Posts by Chad McAllister
How to Make Product Roadmaps not Dangerous
My 12-year old son recently got a belt sander from his Opa. Opa is a German name for grandfather. My son is making a bookshelf and has a lot of sanding to do. The belt sander will do the work quickly. It is the right tool for the job, but only if it is used…
Read MoreWhat Product Managers at Pepsi Got Wrong But You Won’t
No one and no organization has a perfect record when it comes to releasing new products into the market. Failures are frequent — around 40% or so depending on the industry — and they happen at small companies, big companies, and experienced companies, including Pepsi. In this interview, you’ll learn a simple and profound concept…
Read MoreWhat Product Managers & Innovators Should Know About Agile Strategy [podcast]
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Dan Montgomery is a practitioner of Strategic Agility and shares his simple and practical tools in this interview. He is also the co-author of The Institute Way: Simplify Strategic Planning and Management with the Balanced Scorecard. He has helped several organizations create strategic plans and add agility.
Read MoreInsight: the Metaskill for Product Managers and Innovators [podcast]
The discussion here is about a book ‘The Muse’ called the number-one best career book available. The book is Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life.
Read MoreHow Product Managers Create Great Customer Experiences with Better Products [podcast]
The best person I know of to learn about creating an exceptional customer experience is Joseph A. Michelli. He is an internationally sought-after customer experience consultant who transfers his knowledge of exceptional business practices in ways that develop joyful and productive workplaces with a focus on the customer.
Read MoreSmall Business Revolution: Re-energize Brands and Market Research [podcast]
Innovators and product managers need to think more strategically to expand their success – to become product masters. This is what executive teams want from their product managers, and this interview with my guest is a great case study for thinking strategically and reshaping an entire organization. What if you could create a new product…
Read MoreThe Science of Success for Product Managers and Innovators [podcast]
In his book, Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric reveals the science behind what actually determines success and—most important—how you can achieve it. Eric also has a popular blog by the same name as his book that shares science-based answers and expert insight on how to be successful.
Read More7 Change Styles for Product Managers & Innovators [Podcast]
We often need to help others we work with understand why change is required. It is a skill we can learn and my quest calls it Change Intelligence. Chad McAllister interviews Barbara Trautlein who wrote the book on the topic, Change Intelligence: Use the Power of CQ to Lead Change That Sticks. Read about it here or listen to the podcast.
Read MoreRise of the Innovation Lab: GE FirstBuild Success [podcast]
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FirstBuild is a creation of GE Appliances. They established an open community with access to world-class engineering and design talent for exploring ideas and creating home appliances. To learn more about how FirstBuild works and what makes it successful, I spoke with Taylor Dawson, their Product Evangelist.
Read MoreHow Product Managers & Innovators Look & Sound Like Leaders [podcast]
Have you noticed leaders in your organization sound and look different from other employees? It’s not always true for all organizations, but leaders often talk differently — they are optimistic when they speak, they ask insightful questions, and they tend to focus on what is most important.
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