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The Indomitable Spirit of the True Product Manager

by Art Petty | Feb 4, 2008 | Product Management

Q: Why is a Product Manager like the Office Photocopy Machine? A: Because when it works no one notices and when something goes wrong, everyone wants to kick it. My sincere thanks to Mike for that PM joke told to me during a particularly challenging day in the world of...

Improving the Product Management and Sales Relationship

by Art Petty | Jan 21, 2008 | Leadership, Product Management

The relationship between the Product Manager (or PM team) and the Sales force is one that is filled with great potential for all parties and also prone to frequent misuse or abuse.  Frankly, it is a complicated relationship that should be governed by some shared...

Marketing versus Sales and Corporate Tribalism

by Art Petty | Jan 3, 2008 | Leadership, Marketing

Alan Weiss, noted independent consultant, author and speaker, recently posted an entry about the divisiveness and battling across functions that is so commonplace inside organizations.  His posting, entitled: Corporate Tribalism, is worthy of review, printing and...
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