Tag: performance
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Stop being the Oracle for your team!
There is a clear expectation today that leaders should be enablers, which is great as it makes the leadership model more participative. However, it’s all too easy for new leaders to end up assuming the role of the single source of truth for their teams. Let’s try to understand the reasons behind this. Regardless of…
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Your Product Manager is not the enemy
One of my earliest memories when I started working with product teams was the underlying feeling within my team that the Product Manager was actually working against us. In countless meetings, I had to hear complaints that things were not straightforward, and that the product team didn’t understand anything. In hindsight, I see that this…
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Don’t forget to market yourself
When you realize that half of the year has already passed, and if you work for a slightly larger company, it’s time for your mid-year performance review (if your company doesn’t have this process, you should informally request it from your manager). Like many others, you’re staring at a blank document, wondering what to write…
Thoughts from Phil 