Outcomes Vs Inputs

Hydration is an outcome from drinking water. Friendship is an outcome from connection. Retention is an outcome from engagement. Don’t consume outcomes with inputs.

Trust

Surprises can be delightful or catastrophic. Better for someone to be happily surprised than disappointed. Better for someone to be informed and in chaos than blind sided. Identify the right context (and make this space if you have to) set expectations, and the outcome will be gaining trust.

The Top 3 Sales Skills To Excel At Product Management

In a world where everyone sells (ideas, products, services) and builds (friendships, products, experiences), what are the overlapping skills? Nine months into being a product manager, transitioning from 4+ years of SaaS sales, the overlap has become increasingly clear. Active listening On a sales call, gathering information to understand problems being faced by the prospect…

Genuine Honesty

Solid, liquid, or gas, a diverse subject indeed is the one of genuine honesty. It wavers and bends, irregardless of trends and stands out without formalities. Though in many forms it comes, do not be undone, it takes the spotlight upon appearance. If you hear it you’ll soon see tomatoes or cheers greet it.

How Individual Ownership Changed Japan’s Future

Before America occupied Japan for 7 years, following the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two thirds of Japan’s agricultural land was not owned by the farmers who worked the fields but leased to them. A lease fee was no small amount, often totaling half of the crop being paid to landlords. Together with the fact…