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Flow State, Empathy, and Product Management

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       Have you heard of flow state? It's a state of mind when  you're totally absorbed by and deeply focused on something, beyond the point of distraction. When time sneaks up on you, it's likely because you were in a flow state of mind. It's like we wake up from a day dream and realize 2 hours have disappeared while you were busy doing what ever has kept your attention. Think back to a time when this happened, what was it? For me it's often admin tasks, like emails, roadmap tweaking, feature writing, slide design for my next presentation, and next thing I know. Boom, late for my next meeting because I lost track of time in a flow state.     Don't worry, I'm not here to critique your meeting attendance etiquette. I want to talk about this flow state within the practice of product management, and how it can remind you to bring others along. Product Perspective     Let's start with  Empathy. You've heard of this idea. The ability to under...
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Save Ideas from the Backlog Abyss

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     Picture yourself as an explorer, maybe a rugged adventure driven sea captain from the early 1800's in search of discovering fantastical things. You captain a sail boat showing it's grit. The sails and hull are patinaed from the years at sea. Always on the hunt for the next amazing discovery.      Yeah, sure this is an extreme visual, but as a product manager it's part of who you are. Always looking and searching for the next great idea, to make discoveries, and tell stories so engaging they carry themselves through the imagination of your leadership teams and peers.      Y ou're smart, probably smarter than most of us. We both already know that.  You being smart doesn't foreshadow all of your ideas as the grandest of discoveries. Heck, most of the time you're ideas belong at the bottom of the ocean with the creatures of age old myths. So how do you continuously find great ideas? More importantly how do you make sure those great idea...
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3 Key Skills for Product Managers

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      When is the last time you learned something new?       It was skiing, for me. I had no idea how to ski, I watched videos and read articles. I gained knowledge, but I still had to apply the knowledge on the ski hill before I figured it out. Nothing could replace the actual feeling of nervously sliding down the slopes for the first time. That's the difference between knowledge and experience. As you read through these skills keep remember the distinction between the two. Remind yourself, this is advice you still need to apply to gain your own experiences. That is how you improve. You can learn about them, read about them, or even practice them, but you have to apply them and stumble your way through your first experiences to understand them.  Read and pursue growth within each area. If you do that, and find ways to apply them you will become a better product manager.      It's fine to be like this owl and study up, but at some p...
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