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Oct 15, 2023

How I got organized using Trello

I’ve used many task managers and to-do reminders, but I think I may finally have found the one for me: Trello.

How I got organized using Trello

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Feb 27, 2021

I Hate Green Screen

How to look like a pro in your virtual meetings

I Hate Green Screen

Steve Johnson

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Oct 28

Your AI Is a Teammate, Not a Search Box. Here’s How to Start.

A getting-started guide for product managers and product marketing managers.

Your AI Is a Teammate, Not a Search Box. Here’s How to Start.

Steve Johnson

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Oct 21

The Customer is Almost Always Wrong…

When customers describe a solution, they are almost always wrong. When customers describe a problem, they are almost always right.

The Customer is Almost Always Wrong…

Steve Johnson

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Sep 23

Customer Proof: Stop Asking Sales to Sell Promises

Testimonials and logos aren’t customer proof. Proof is evidence that a customer like this one got the outcome you promised.

Customer Proof: Stop Asking Sales to Sell Promises

Steve Johnson

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Aug 5

AI Doesn’t Replace Product Management. It Reveals Whether You Ever Learned It.

Every few years our profession discovers a new tool that promises to change everything. Agile was going to fix “build the product right.”…

AI Doesn’t Replace Product Management. It Reveals Whether You Ever Learned It.

Steve Johnson

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Jul 28

LILIYO: Little Is Learned In Your Office

Product managers are busy. Meetings, roadmap reviews, backlog grooming, stakeholder updates, status decks. By five o’clock, most product…

LILIYO: Little Is Learned In Your Office

Steve Johnson

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Jul 9

Why Training Doesn’t Fix Product Organizations

While training creates knowledgeable people, standard operating models create consistency.

Why Training Doesn’t Fix Product Organizations

Steve Johnson

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Mar 17

Speak the Language of Business: Connecting Product Management to Leadership

Product managers love their jargon; executives love results. When those two worlds collide, product management rarely wins — because…

Speak the Language of Business: Connecting Product Management to Leadership

Steve Johnson

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Mar 10

Customer Conversations: They’re Not Research, They’re Your Job.

In product management, we love artifacts. We create roadmaps to signal direction, personas to represent customers, backlogs to show…

Customer Conversations: They’re Not Research, They’re Your Job.

Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson

author, speaker, consultant, guitar player. Removing chaos from product management since 1996. Learn how at www.productgrowthleaders.com

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