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[130] - Perfection with Geoff Watts

Release Date: 08/18/2021

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A common behavior that leads to agile team dysfunction is seeking credit. This takes away from the emphasis of teamwork and we should instead encourage people to focus on doing the right thing and telling the story of their work. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[157] - Thinking out loud

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Thinking out loud can help to improve collaboration, transparency, and co-creation in teams. By making one's work and thoughts more visible, it can lead to interesting discussions, corrections, and ultimately better ideas that help customers win. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[156] - Q&A#?

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A quick grab bag of Q’s and A’s as I worked on some ideas for future shows. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support -

[155] - The Problem

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For product folks, how do you identify the core problem? How do you know when you've fixed enough small problems to start tackling the bigger picture? And do people who make things really love problems or is problem-solving just a necessary (and sometimes exhausting) part of the creative process? Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[154] - …so that…

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Understanding the reasons behind the needs of a story, a problem, or a question, helps you learn more about your customers and product. How can you find the deeper issues that exist, you can ask “So that”. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[153] - Change your mind

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Exploring the idea of what it takes to change your mind. How I changed my mind recently, how you can, and help others change theirs. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[152] - Design Four

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This episode talks about an idea that Product folks have some higher-level design goals when we are thinking about things. What are the 4 lenses or areas we are usually designing something for? Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links: Kent Beck -

[151] - Order of Operations

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Back with a quick hit on why understanding your customers’ Order of Operations for their work is magical Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[150] - Back to Basics Part 3

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Taking this episode to stop and reflect on the current state of product owners, agility, and lots of other basic information. If you are just starting out, this is a great first episode. If not, it’s a good idea to review the basics and make sure you aren’t skipping anything. Also looking back on the last 50(ish) episodes and what main ideas came from each one. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links:

[149] - Sharpen your Saw

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Often times the lesson you need to learn is stuck in your head and only crystalizes when you’re ready. Such is the case for the notion of sharpening the saw that Bob Galen continually talks about. Now that I get it, I wanted to explore the idea more with him and get the background and tips about how to do that for PO’s. Feedback: Twitter - email - Support: Product Coaching and Consulting - Support - Links: Bob Galen - - -

More Episodes

Have you ever been told you're a perfectionist? Is that really common for Product Owners? Is perfection even possible? In this episode, Geoff Watts joins the show to talk about how this is a trait that can sometimes trap us in our work and with our teams. Also, we discuss some areas where it might be a good thing and how POs can leverage it for a benefit.
Feedback:
twitter - @deliveritcast
email - [email protected]
Links:
PO Coaching and Consulting - seek taiju
Geoff Watts - @geoffcwatts on twitter - https://www.inspectandadapt.com/
Geoff Watts and Kim Morgan - The Coach’s Casebook
Sean Durham - Why Your Progress is more Important than Perfection
Kevin Wang - The Product Manager’s Guide to Combating Perfectionism
Elizabeth Scott - Perfectionist Traits: Do These Sound Familiar?
Julian Treasure - How to speak so that people want to listen
John Cutler - The Form That Stole 20,531,250 Seconds
James Hoffman - Understanding The AeroPress (Episode #2) with Triangle Test
Society of Sensory Professionals - Triangle Test

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