Dear Strategy: “To what degree should an organization involve the entire workforce and employees in the development and execution of its strategy?” First, let me say that I am a firm believer in the…
Dear Strategy: “What are the strategies, tactics, and operations for product managers?” Since this is an awfully big question that can be interpreted in many different ways, let’s start with a bit of level…
Dear Strategy: “What are the strategies to help drive consumer needs into product benefits to go to market faster?” There are two parts to this question that we can focus on. The first has…
Dear Strategy: “What are the strategies that a Tech Product Manager can use to predict competitive movements, innovations, and/or changes in business strategy?” Way back in Episode 36, I talked extensively about analyzing competitors,…
Dear Strategy: “How do you prioritize the needs of the customer versus business needs to develop a business strategy?” Any regular reader of this blog knows that I am not a huge fan of…
Dear Strategy: “How do you sort out the specific features of product requirements from tons of information gathered from market insights, customer, industry, competitors, etc.?” On the surface, this may seem like a question…
Dear Strategy: “How do you convince management teams to take a risk instead of staying with a strategy they are comfortable with?” First, I should tell you that I have sat on both sides…
Dear Strategy: “Can you give me an example of a really great or a really bad strategy?” This post is brought to you courtesy of a radio interview that I recently did where this…
Dear Strategy: “Is strategic planning dead?” A few weeks ago, I was browsing through my LinkedIn feed and I was struck by a post that someone shared, with a headline that read, “Strategic Planning…
Dear Strategy: “Do startups or small businesses really have the time to develop formal strategies like you talk about on the show? What do you suggest for those types of companies?” This is a…
