As virtual work is the norm these days, it’s become increasingly important to establish a professional virtual presence. Virtual presence is as much about our online image as it is about “showing up,” the slang phrase that means being present. Whether you’re a knowledge worker, a manager or an executive, your online image, or lackContinue reading “Keys to Establishing Virtual Professionalism”
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Two Important Business Analysis Questions
Work in business analysis for any period of time and you’ll adopt a bag of tricks to help cut through noise. Here are two important questions I use to help frame the problem with the customer.
Starting From Solutions: When a customer requests a solution
Some customers will tell you the solution they want but not realize they’ve offered one. We should meet our customers where they are to help them unpack their needs based on the vision they share.
Dealing with Change Saturation
Change saturation is the point at which the amount of change exceeds the capacity for change. Product managers are uniquely positioned to identify early signs of it. Here are keys to helping your customers identify their saturation point and advocate for their needs.
Empathy in the Time of Coronavirus
We need to remember as product people when we actively listen we tap into our empathy and emotional intelligence. Those are skills that enable us to respond and react in deeper ways than just hearing what what someone says.