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Apr 25, 2021

About me

Apr 25, 2021

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AI Advances

Why Good Judgment Still Outwits AI: Lessons For Leaders To Avoid Work With No Soul

Here’s how I use humans and AI together.

Nov 16, 2024

Humans Are Necessary in an AI World (Woman Lit With Digital Imagery) | Photo By ThisIsEngineering on Pexels

Nov 16, 2024

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Management Matters

How Scrum Masters (and Managers) Go Astray By Committing to Plans

I’ve found only one sane thing to commit to in product.

Aug 15, 2024

Scrum Master presenting his commitment to deliver to an upfront plan. | Photo by Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels

Aug 15, 2024

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Serious Scrum

The Best Metric for Your Product Team

Sometimes metrics can get in the way of a good conversation.

Jul 22, 2020

The Best Metric for Your Product Team

Jul 22, 2020

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AI Advances

AI Is Making Us Faster — But Not Smarter (And Why That’s a Big Problem)

A rare stance on innovation amidst the AI productivity stampede.

2d ago

The AI Productivity Stampede | Digital horses racing fast in a digital environmen. | Image by the author using DALL-E

2d ago

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AI Advances

DeepSeek R1: Was It Fear or Empowerment That Drove Its Innovation?

The answer holds the secret to product team effectiveness.

Feb 9

Breakthrough Innovation | Explosion of glass-like bubbles expanding out from a central glass orb. | Image by Google DeepMind on Pexels

Feb 9

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Management Matters

Stop Managing, Start Leading: 4 Brutal Truths You Must Face to Build a Winning Team

Learn in 10 minutes what took me two decades to master.

Feb 6

A Leader Who Enables His Team Doesn’t Manage Them | Man standing with arms crossed and his team working behind him. | Photo by Yan Krukau on Pexels

Feb 6

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Management Matters

Is Stakeholder-driven Development Crippling Your Product’s Success?

3 proven ways to deliver value sooner.

Jan 28

Stakeholder-driven Development in Action | Three businessmen urgently discussing ideas at a desk, pointing at a computer. | Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Pexels

Jan 28

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Lean Leverage

Why You’re Struggling as a Product Manager (and How to Fix It)

Aim for the crooked path, not the straight one.

Jan 21

Product Manager Who Has Discovered The Beauty of the Crooked Path | Man sitting at a desk in a modern office turning and smilling | Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels

Jan 21

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Lean Leverage

This One Thing Will Help You Stop Building Excess Product Features

Apply it today in 8 simple steps.

Jan 13

Product Manager Who Knows The Secret to Avoid Overbuilding | Woman with arms crossed and her team working behind her. | Photo by fauxels on Pexels

Jan 13

Todd Lankford

Todd Lankford

Hi–I’m Todd. I help managers and product teams maximize outcomes while respecting people. https://www.coachlankford.com

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