cultureWhich Faceless Corporation Runs Prod MBA?None. We are an independent, mission-driven team & want to stay that way. We aren’t owned by some dodgy data-abusing corporation. We are…
cultureAbout Our TeamProd MBA was founded by Henry Latham, a product leader based in Berlin, with a small team of product wizards based in Germany & Croatia. We…
cultureThe Hidden Cost of Being Unmotivated At Work“The boss is coming! Quick, let’s just look at this graph for a while in a serious-looking manner.” It strikes me that being unmotivated at…
leadershipTeam Culture Needs to ChangeLet me start with a simple question: Does your team engender effective decision-making? Do you believe that modern work culture engenders…
cultureWhen you get life wrong.Is this for real? When have you ever seen a corporate meeting where people are really, genuinely engaged and excited to be there? The only…
cultureThis Makes Company Culture GreatIt’s not the ping pong table. It’s not the free beers on Friday. It’s not the supposed “flat hierarchy”. It is, in fact, nothing tangible…
cultureWhy We Don’t Do User TestingIf you work in Product Design, you would really have to have been living under a rock for the last 10 years to not have heard of the…
cultureAre you the problem? Or is it your company?The vast majority of us spend our days just doing stuff by rote. A task comes across our desk, we follow the specs, then hand it on. Because…
cultureExperience is not arbitraryApplying for a job usually requires 2 years experience, 5+ years experience. What an arbitrary way to measure the divergent & complex…
cultureThe Lies & Stories That Determine Our LivesLies. Lies. Lies. Lies are all around us. We tell ourselves lies all the time. They form the beliefs we internalise & therefore guide our…
leadershipYour Inner Critic & Ever-Present FearHow accepting self-doubt is the only solution *One evening Milarepa returned to his cave after gathering firewood, only to find it filled…
cultureSeeing things for what they areIt’s easy to be naïve; to accept what is said to you at face value, rather than probing the ulterior motives. It makes it easier to deal…
cultureLying Creates a Toxic Work CultureWhat to do about it Yesterday I realised for the first time that my boss had lied to me. Coincidentally, I had just finished listening to…
cultureDoes anyone actually believe this crap?No-one believes in the vision, but they are too afraid to admit it. When I walk into my office, I get the feeling that everyone is in on one…
product managementReading Changes Lives.… and 11 books that have changed my life Formal education wears most people into the ground. When they think education, reading, learning…