Quite often in the midst of a what seems to be a vast amount of reading that it standard for any student, the odd article resonates and sticks in your head.
I came across one of these today ... " Just because you can doesn't mean that you should" on HBR. It has a really simple but profound message that is captured in the title.
Add this pearl of wisdom to your management mantra and you have a really useful governor to keep you on the straight and narrow. No matter how senior you are in the organisation - this article is relevant to every single decision that needs to be made.
Worth a read.
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Principles for Decision Making
Product managers often work in an environments where clear management demarcation lines seemingly do not exist, or are at best, blurred. Matrix management, cross functional teams and dotted reporting lines are just a day to day reality. Add to this the current economic climate, restricted headcounts and tight budgets, getting decisions made and making them is often very challenging.
I was browsing the HBR blogs a couple of days ago and came across a posting by @tonyschwartz in which he outlines 10 principles by which you can benchmark your decision making process. These are:
I was browsing the HBR blogs a couple of days ago and came across a posting by @tonyschwartz in which he outlines 10 principles by which you can benchmark your decision making process. These are:
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