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…
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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…
Alas, Babylon
“On television, Armageddon’s death angel took form as a broad shouldered cloud whose radioactive flower stalked our dreams, prickling hairs on the back of our necks, and killing our sleep.” – Alas, Babylon Mapping out the possibilities; what would happen if ____? That was the train of thought that led Pat Frank to write the…
Man In The Mirror
Time for a talk with the man in the mirror. That face that knows what you’re struggling with, what you’re excited about better than I ever will. What’s some advice you’d give to the man in the mirror, in light of your goals for the rest of the year?