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How to recognise and beat the 'knowing' gap – Christina Wodtke at MTP Engage Hamburg

BY Dave Martin on July 15, 2022

On a warm summer afternoon at MTP Engage Hamburg 2022, Christina Wodtke, lecturer and author including the bestseller Radical Focus explained how the challenge of building an effective workplace to deliver innovative technology is hindered by fast thinking, defensive cultures, conflict aversion and misaligned incentives. Read more »

Get innovation-ready, your product manager is on fire! by Julia Shalet

BY Andres Phillips on July 12, 2022

In this #mtpcon Digital Americas session, Juliet Shalet, author of The Really Good Idea Test, talks about what you can do to start to knock down the blockers and get your organisation ready to receive! Read more »

What we learned at the 2022 #mtpEngage Leadership Forum

BY Nils Neubauer on June 28, 2022

I looked him straight into the eyes. He looked back at me. We didn’t say a single word. No one dared to move. Everything was still for 5 mins. What sounds like a plot to the latest John Grisham crime novel was actually a way to hack leadership. But… let’s start at the beginning: On Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: What world-class product management teams do differently

BY Andres Phillips on June 26, 2022

What is the secret ingredient for creating world-class product management teams? In this Sunday Rewind episode, Jeff Lash, VP and Group Director at SiriusDecisions – acquired by Forrester gave us some insight. Read more »

What we learned at #mtpEngage Hamburg 2022

BY Louron Pratt on June 23, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, this year’s MTP Engage Hamburg brought together product people from Germany and further afield—this year it was packed into an exciting three days of product management expertise. Here’s what we learned from the amazing talks given by our line-up of renowned product experts. Read more »

Great product managers harness human-to-human dynamics for product success

BY Sigi Osagie on June 23, 2022

In this adapted excerpt from his recent book Sweet Stakeholder Love: Powerful Insights and Tactics to Deal with Stakeholder Issues Better and Achieve More Success at Work Sigi Osagie discusses the formula for great managers using human dynamics to harness product success. Read more »

Bring the JOY back to work by Ben Newell

BY Jon Horvath on June 21, 2022

In this keynote session at #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022, Ben Newell, VP of Product at Stitch Fix looks at disrupting ruts and the benefits of bringing the joy back to work. Read more »

Product Systems: How to manufacture lightning in a bottle by Oji Udezue

BY Jon Horvath on June 13, 2022

In his opening keynote session at #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 day two, Oji Udezue, Product Lead at Twitter, examines the key elements needed to create impactful product systems that elevate everyone. Read more »

How I got my job in product - Robin Padilla

BY Louron Pratt on June 7, 2022

Robin Padilla is Director of Product Management at Springer Nature. He has been working in product for 7 years. Here’s how he got into product. Read more »

Top 7 signs you're in a bad product system by Scott Williamson

BY Jon Horvath on June 6, 2022

In this #mtpcon SF+Americas 2022 keynote, Scott Williamson, Former Chief Product Officer at GitLab outlines 7 signs you may be in a bad product system, while giving practical and actionable advice as to how you can make meaningful changes. Read more »