I had the privilege of speaking at MegaComm last week, which allowed me to hear Dave Carroll of United Breaks Guitars fame. I’m ashamed to admit that my first impression was that this was a one hit wonder still barely holding on to his fifteen minutes of fame. But he quickly won me over and […]
I did an informal survey of the young managers [in Google’s Associate Product Manager program] and asked each to guess if he or she would be working for Google in five years. Not a single one answered in the affirmative. When I reported this to Mayer, she was unruffled. Actually, she told me, it would […]
There were a lot of things I liked about being a full-time employee at the same startup for more than 12 years (yes, even after 12 years it still felt like a startup). Being a core part of the team. Having daily contact with great people. The monthly paycheck was nice. One of the best […]
In April 2009 I began Managing Greatness as a blog to discuss one of my passions, helping great people create and market great products and services. I’ve experienced the flow and fulfillment from being part of great teams doing great things. And I’ve experienced the opposite. I’m committed to helping as many people as possible experience […]