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The Fundamental Things Apply

Welcome back to the semi-weekly/bi-weekly/sometimes weekly email missive from me, Nils Davis, about the Secrets of Product Management. Back to basics Product management is complicated, but at its core, it’s simple: Find market problems, create solutions, and take those solutions to market. I call this the Secret Product Management Framework because it focuses on the Read More

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159: Ryan Gottfredson on The Transformative Power of Mindsets in Life and Leadership

159: Ryan Gottfredson on The Transformative Power of Mindsets in Life and Leadership

The Transformative Power of Mindsets in Life and Leadership In this episode, an engaging conversation about mindsets with Ryan Gottfredson, a renowned leadership and management professor, author, and mindset expert. The core discussion revolves around the foundational role mindsets play in shaping our thoughts, behaviors, and overall success in life, work, and leadership. Gottfredson emphasizes

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155: PM's Guide To Cognitive Biases

155: The PM’s Guide to Cognitive Biases

Product Manager’s Guide To Cognitive Biases That sounds funny, doesn’t it? I’m not giving you cognitive biases in this episode. I’m giving you information about cognitive biases so you can manage them better. What’s a cognitive bias? According to Wikipedia: “A cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment.”

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154: Storytelling Deconstructed

154: Storytelling Deconstructed

Deconstructed storytelling can be your secret weapon I talk about “telling a story” and “using stories” all the time on this podcast. But I don’t mean sitting everyone around a campfire with a mug of hot chocolate and someone starting out “Once upon a time…” “Storytelling” often doesn’t mean literally “telling a story” in the

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