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Last week we hosted an insightful webinar on User-Led Ideation. In the session, we discussed the benefits of user-led ideation and shared best practices for implementing the approach, together with some concrete examples of user-led ideation activities. 👉 Swipe through the carousel to discover what you can learn about User-Led Ideation from the webinar. 👥 Tag a friend or colleague who needs to see this! 🔗 Watch the full webinar recording here!  https://lnkd.in/ddkCQRb5

The infamous gap between strategy and execution leaves many strategies in disarray... But there is a better way. Join us for an engaging Webinar around the key hurdles to overcome to execute strategies with success. We'll cover the following topics: - KEY BARRIERS TO EXECUTION - CONSEQUENCES OF A STRATEGY and EXECUTION DISCONNECT - CRUCIAL CONSIDERATIONS TO DRIVE STRATEGY with success - STRATEGY EXECUTION UNRIDDLED our breakthrough program. You can register here: https://lnkd.in/eu5Q9Bb8 There will be plenty of plenum interaction and a breakout in small groups. (...this is not a passive lecture.) We look forward to seeing you there! Jakob Bovin & Monte Pedersen

Ready to lead meetings that captivate and inspire? Our Workshop Planning Canvas is your blueprint for success. Make strategic decisions that resonate with your audience and drive meaningful outcomes. Start planning with purpose today! https://hubs.ly/Q02mM_Bf0

I’m hosting a lineup of free events throughout September and October! I’d love for you to join one. 🗓 September 23rd: Opportunity Solution Trees: Overcoming the Most Common Mistakes In this one-hour webinar, I’ll introduce the most common mistakes teams make when getting started with opportunity solution trees and how to overcome them. This event is a great fit for product managers, designers, engineers, and any other roles involved in building digital products who are using opportunity solution trees to manage their discovery efforts (or would like to). Register here: https://lnkd.in/gZxXd-Wk 🗓 September 30th: Assumption Testing: Quickly Find Your Winning Ideas In this one-hour webinar, I’ll introduce several tactics for how to quickly determine which ideas will work and which won’t. This event is a great fit for product managers, designers, engineers, and any other roles involved in building digital products who want to speed up their discovery cycles. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g9UvsUH3 🗓 October 14th: The What & Why of Continuous Discovery In this webinar, I’ll introduce participants to the continuous discovery framework I outlined in my book Continuous Discovery Habits. This webinar is good for folks in product, design, or engineering who are new to my work or just looking for a fresh burst of inspiration. It’s also an excellent opportunity to introduce colleagues to the concepts of continuous discovery. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gSjjUP9S 🗓 October 2nd & October 28th: Product Discovery Discussion Sessions for Senior Leaders I’ve been hosting monthly product discovery discussion sessions for senior leaders (think executives, VPs, CPOs) about the challenges they face managing continuous discovery teams. They’ve been a ton of fun. This event is a great fit for Vice Presidents or C-level executives who manage product managers, designers, or engineers and want to connect with peers. If you’d like to join the discussion, you can apply here: https://lnkd.in/giBhAk6F All events are at 9am PDT. The webinars are recorded and recordings will be shared with registered participants for a limited time. The product leader discussions are not recorded. Add a comment and let me know what event you'll be attending. And please share with others who might be interested.

I'm pleased to be hostng several upcoming workshops in St Louis (virtual option availale too) thoughout the balace of Aug and early next month titled, "4 Common Mistakes Decision Makers Make". Check out the link and consider signing up and attending - only if you're serious about attaining the desired outcomes and results you so rightly deserve. Commit to spending 3 hours at one of our six planned upcoming workshops and begin your quest in making better decisions - because everyone knows the definition of insanity is; continue doing what you've been doing and expect different results. Do yourself a favor and put your critical decision making team on a new path to begin making improved decisions - so all of you can begin obtaining the desired outcomes you've been planning for and expecting. https://lnkd.in/gwh6qvg7 LJSM, inc.

Great first boardroom at MES. My favorite part about #saleslife is doing these types of presentations. The nice thing about this one is that I get feedback pretty quickly so I can try to adjust for future boardrooms. Question- When the feedback from one attendee contradicts the feedback from another... DO I clone myself to do it both ways? ;)

Join Radhika Dutt on February 14th to harmonize your product vision and strategy. Learn how to translate your vision into an actionable plan by: - Gaining cross-functional alignment and influence - Building out your cross-functional product strategy - Learning risks based on case studies - Enabling a more systematic approach. Reserve your space here: https://hubs.ly/Q02jPcvY0

🎉 Celebrating a Decade of SKO Presentations 🌟 As I look back on the recently concluded SKO season, it's hard to believe it marks my 10th SKO presentation. What a journey it's been! From stepping up as a Product Manager in my first SKO at NICE to presenting as a VP Product in the last few years. 🤝 A Quarter of Teamwork and Preparation The seeds of this year's SKO were sown at the end of Q3. It was a collaborative effort, with my Directors, PMMs and PMs playing pivotal roles. That initial period was crucial for crystallizing the main messages and direction we wanted to take. 📈 Aligning Vision with Execution About a month before the SKO, our initial presentation was ready. But that was just the beginning. The subsequent weeks were about fine-tuning and aligning our messages with executive management and key stakeholders. This alignment process was critical to ensure our message resonated at every level of the organization. 🎯 A Year of Surpassing Targets Crafting our content and messages was smoother after a stellar year where we surpassed our targets. This success laid the groundwork for a clear articulation of our past achievements and our vision for the future. 🚀 Innovating and Surprising One of the highlights this season was unveiling major innovations and offerings to our sales team. The feedback was positive and constructive, highlighting the importance of technology and business innovation in driving us forward. 🔀 A Strategic Shift in Product Strategy A pivotal moment this SKO was communicating a significant change in our product strategy—a change spearheaded by the product group and greenlit by executive management just before the SKO. It was a bold move, reflecting our adaptability and forward-thinking approach. The A-team 🥇 Eran Shecter Orit Shtainberg Offri Gil David Grau Shir Olivkovich Ilana Fischer Ezra Mizrahi #productleadership #productmanagement #productmarketing #teamwork #SKOReflections

I felt compelled to share some highlights of the PRODUCTIZED conference. Frustrated with grandiose but hollow mission statements? And success metrics with arbitrary goals?  Radhika Dutt showed how narratives can connect the dots and encourage true learning. Markiyan Matsekh🇺🇦 talked about his success in formally correlating feature usage with customer retention and using those learnings to shape successful customer success programs. Asya Kuznetsova explained in simple terms how to insert growth hacks into your product and backed them with impressive success stories Fabrice des Mazery demonstrated the merits of considering product development as financial investments to improve prioritization and stakeholder management. Francesca Cortesi talked about our principles and values. Each one of us has strong beliefs such as "the interests of the group always come first" or "you should always strive for maximum productivity," and we will always find someone who doesn't share them.  How can we deal with the energy drain and emotional overload caused by that clash? Other attendees took different things, but everybody took away something to think about and grow as a professional. It was a conference worth attending! 🙂

I love speaking! Did you Know? That as a speaker, I not only will open or close your meetings with a motivational keynote, but that I will also emcee your event, host focus groups for your customers + employees, or even facilitate your strategic visioning sessions. #professionalspeaker #customerexperience #emcee #focusgroups #customerunderstanding #strategicvision #businessconsulting #customerlistening #motivationalspeaker