Book Titles

Empowered
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products

By Chris Jones, Marty Cagan

Year Published: 2020
ISBN-13: 978-1119691297
Categories: Empowerment, Products, Teams

51 Quotes Found

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Empowered:

No matter how competent the new employee is, there is always a ramp-up.

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Empowered:

…the annual performance review should never be the primary feedback tool. If it is,… you have utterly failed as a manager.

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…the primary purpose of the 1:1 is not for the manager, it is for the employee.

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The most basic skill required for a competent manager is the willingness and ability to provide honest, timely, and constructive feedback to employees.

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An inspiring and compelling product vision serves so many critical purposes that it is hard to think of a more important or higher-level product artifact.

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…while we may make a bet on specific technologies, we must always keep in mind the purpose of that technology is to solve problems in ways that customers love.

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Good product leaders are skilled at helping others feel shared ownership.

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Remember: stubborn on vision, but flexible on details. Sharing the vision is fine, but sharing a roadmap is very dangerous.

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…leaders may need to make hard decisions to restructure all or part of their topology.

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…a team that sees itself as responsible for a meaningful problem is inspired by their connection to the larger cause. They have more pride of ownership.

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