Guides and reflections on game and tech industry leadership roles
When teams talk about how they’re doing at work, the conversation generally leans towards development retrospectives, projects, changes in the org, or upcoming work. But how often do teams check in on how happy they are with what they’re doing, why they’re doing it, and what would help improve the situation?
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Ever since joining the development world, I’ve heard about the various benefits of agile development. Many teams and agile leaders focus on the process and trying to get people to “do agile”, but as one of my oldest mentors said: “it’s about being agile and thinking agile”. Here’s how.
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How can you combine design thinking with product development to create a work system focused on solving a user problem? Watch my presentation at the India Game Developers Conference(IGDC) that digs into this topic and more.
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I offer the LinkedIn community my time to get them prepared for interviews, writing resumes, and general advice when it comes to getting into games and tech or growing their existing career. In 2020, there were hundreds of you that reached out and I enjoyed every bit of our conversations. This post collects commonly asked questions and shares answers that you can use today to move forward in your journey.
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There are thousands of job opportunities out there. Finding the right ones to apply for can be a daunting task. Let’s explore some strategies and tactics you can use today to get started.
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The learning process is naturally filled with failure as a feedback mechanism to help you optimize your efforts towards more success over time. As a PM, there are many variables that you will learn to deal with that push back on your success rate. Thus, learning to accept failure and use it to inform better strategies and insights over time is how you win in the long run.
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Before we start digging into how to build core product management competencies, I want to take a moment to get you ready to think with the growth mindset and how to apply it to your every-day job.
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Our 2nd post in this guide series to breaking into product management will focus on setting yourself and your support group up for success in terms of execution.
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Now, like right now – let’s go! This guide series is for anyone at any level looking to get into
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What do product managers do day-to-day? Let’s dig into how we can clarify that question to see what people are really looking for and how to test whether product management is for you.
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