Comments on: Mr. Hyde Slays Logical Fallacies In Product Management http://christophercummings.com/2008/11/25/mr-hyde-slays-logical-fallacies-in-product-management/ ChristopherCummings.com - Product Management Blog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Product Managers: Can You Reject Product Narcissism? | Product Management Meets Pop Culture http://christophercummings.com/2008/11/25/mr-hyde-slays-logical-fallacies-in-product-management/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Product Managers: Can You Reject Product Narcissism? | Product Management Meets Pop Culture Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:36:31 +0000 http://christophercummings.com/blog/?p=166#comment-192 [...] reaction is to rage and pull-down the self worth of others to a) end the debate (often using logical fallacies), and b) make the narcissist feel [...] [...] reaction is to rage and pull-down the self worth of others to a) end the debate (often using logical fallacies), and b) make the narcissist feel [...]

]]> By: chriscummings01 http://christophercummings.com/2008/11/25/mr-hyde-slays-logical-fallacies-in-product-management/comment-page-1/#comment-191 chriscummings01 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:36:27 +0000 http://christophercummings.com/blog/?p=166#comment-191 Hi Hannah - Thanks for your feedback. This topic seems to come up a lot in this blog... You are right: disagreeing with the CEO, especially in public, can be tricky. And, depending on the CEO's temperament, very very painful. I think the key is to approach it respectfully and carefully–and make sure you have solid arguments for why the particular feature is not in the product's best interests, plus ideas on how to proceed. Even if you don’t succeed in changing the CEO's mind, demonstrating your ability to consider the business aspects of product management will help build upper management’s belief in your ability to do right by the company. Hi Hannah -

Thanks for your feedback. This topic seems to come up a lot in this blog… You are right: disagreeing with the CEO, especially in public, can be tricky. And, depending on the CEO’s temperament, very very painful.

I think the key is to approach it respectfully and carefully–and make sure you have solid arguments for why the particular feature is not in the product’s best interests, plus ideas on how to proceed.

Even if you don’t succeed in changing the CEO’s mind, demonstrating your ability to consider the business aspects of product management will help build upper management’s belief in your ability to do right by the company.

]]> By: Hannah Freedberg http://christophercummings.com/2008/11/25/mr-hyde-slays-logical-fallacies-in-product-management/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Hannah Freedberg Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:43:03 +0000 http://christophercummings.com/blog/?p=166#comment-190 Very good article. Are you not dismissing the CEO argument too blithely? I have worked in environments like that in the past, and just "focusing on the facts" did not sway the day. I would like to hear your thoughts on that. Very good article. Are you not dismissing the CEO argument too blithely? I have worked in environments like that in the past, and just “focusing on the facts” did not sway the day. I would like to hear your thoughts on that.

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