Management
General management posts. Mostly on how to manage people.
Topic #19: Managing People
Talking Points A managers biggest challenge is to manage employees Successful employee relations takes effort and patience The most important management skill is empathy. Without it, you will never relate to your people. People are messy — they have lives outside of work Getting the people right is just as important as getting the product right Management comes in various... »
Celebration Of Knowledge #5
It’s hard to believe that we are already at COK #5. Great job making it this far. This last series finished up the mechanics of operating a company. There is a lot of moving parts to inventing, making and selling products. Only one more series of topics and your done. So, let’s see what... »
6 Steps to Closing The Loop
A lot of us struggle to get stuff done because we have to rely on others. Unfortunately, this reliance is just part of doing business. To better achieve your objectives, it’s vital that you learn to close the loop on actions so that things can get done. A Quick Definition Closing the loop is akin to... »
Topic #18: Operations / Manufacturing
Talking Points Operating a company is far different than building a product Operations is critical to the day to day existence of the company Processes play a vital role in a proper operations organization The day is won or lost on logistics no matter how great your products are Ideally, manufacturing wants to make one and only one thing. The... »
Zenhabits: 4 Simple Principles of Getting to Completion
For a startup, feature creep can be the death of you. Many a great idea has been overburdened by too many features or too complex an implementation. It’s important to get the features right but it’s also important to get the project done. Leo over at Zenhabits has a wonderful list of principles that... »
Topic #17: Product Launch / Management
Talking Points Launching the product is just as important as developing it It’s important that your Go to Market Strategy be aligned with your development plans. Customers and partners needs to be engaged early and often for a successful launch Managing the launch and support provides valuable customer feedback The Product Lifecycle is important to understand since it can... »
Silicon Valley Book Signing: Feb 22nd 2010
Frustration Free Technical Management Book Signing and Launch Party in Silicon Valley Date: Feb 22nd, 2010 Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Location: Tied House Cafe & Brewery 954 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041-1236 Come join me to celebrate the release of my 1st book, Frustration Free Technical Management. Please bring your books so I can autograph them and personally thank... »
Copyblogger: Is Reading Blog Posts Worth Your Time
Even though this post is about blogging, it applies to any project or business you undertake. Most people want to do more. In fact, they get advice and usually think “wow, that’s really good advice” and then do nothing. As the post points out, you actually have to actively apply good advice in order... »
Topic #16: Intellectual Property
Talking Points There are 4 main Intellectual Property (IP) categories: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets. Patents allow for monopoly practice of an idea in return for disclosing it for the public good. Trademarks help create your brand and identity. They can be a picture, graphic or set of words or phrases A copyright protects authors of “original... »
5 Tips to Manage Logistics Efficiently
Guest post by Brenda Harris Logistics deals with the questions of what, where, how and when materials must be supplied from where to where, how should it be transported, and when must it arrive for the entire operation to progress smoothly with minimal interruptions. The logistics chain in any operation is difficult to manage, and... »
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