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…the reward for strong product strategy is to get the most out of your technology investment. Good product strategy is a force multiplier.

…direct access to data is fundamental to the product model. Without direct access to the data, the product manager is flying blind.

Of all the principles underlying the product model, the single most important is the realization that innovation absolutely depends on empowered engineers.

In an ideal world, all your engineers would be engaged in determining what the best solution is, not just engaged in building that solution.

When done well, your product teams are empowered with a high degree of autonomy, and they feel a real sense of ownership over their work and how it contributes to the greater whole.

It is the single most important responsibility of every people manager to develop the skills of their people.

It takes strong leaders to be self-confident and secure enough to truly empower the people who work for them and to stand back and let teams take credit for their successes.

If you’re trying to empower your people with a true sense of ownership and push decisions down to the product teams and closer to the users, then you’ll need to make coaching a pillar of what your managers are responsible for.

…each of us is at our most creative, our most innovative, and shows our best judgment precisely in our areas of greatest strength.

You have development needs… but… you will learn the most, grow the most, and develop the most in your areas of greatest strength.