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Repetition and persuasion
It is often written that PMs are in the business of alignment, and communication is the craft. But I have to say - almost universally -...

John Garrish
Dec 2, 2024


Change your team's clock
You are your calendar. As Tom Peters said a decade ago: The calendar never lies. You can claim something is your priority, but if your...

John Garrish
Dec 1, 2024


Financial physics
Here's what your CFO thinks software development looks like (a version of underpants gnomes): BUILD FEATURE -> SELL FEATURE -> PROFIT!...

John Garrish
Oct 29, 2024


Maybe PM should be slow
What if Product Management isn't about going faster? What if the whole point of Product Management is to SLOW THINGS DOWN? Here's what...

John Garrish
Oct 24, 2024


Software is cumulative
Watching Elon Musk talk about manufacturing is a guilty pleasure. Not because of amazing technical feats (to wit: Mechazilla) but rather,...

John Garrish
Oct 22, 2024


Responding in comments
Reminds me of that old saying about wrestling with a pig - you both get dirty and the pig likes it. That's exactly what happens in...

John Garrish
Oct 18, 2024
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