Product Management Interview With Alicia Dixon

“To be successful in product, you need to evolve and adapt.” – Alicia Dixon Welcome to our continuing series of candid, one-on-one interviews with product management professionals! In the spotlight today is Alicia Dixon, Senior Product Manager at Hilton Worldwide. How did she move from fashion design to digital payments? […]

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The Rebirth of Optimus Prime in Transformers: Generation 2 Shows How Product Managers Can Scale Themselves

Even with his team of Autobots and the power of the Matrix inside his chest, Optimus realizes that he can’t win this fight on his own. He needs to recruit help — create a shared vision with them — and distribute power and control to achieve that vision. Given how many times Optimus gets physically thrashed in this series, clearly, there’s risk in this approach.
But if you’re going to scale, you have to take some calculated risk.

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We Just Launched Our New Chatbot Product EngageOne Converse!

By night, I’m an infrequent blogger and podcaster. By day, I’m a Senior Product Manager at Pitney Bowes. And today I’m excited to announce the launch of the product I’m leading called EngageOne Converse. Quick, affordable, low-risk chatbot solution from Pitney Bowes. Proud of the team and all involved. Our […]

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Product Management Joke: CEO Pool Party

A CEO throws a pool party for her employees. Giddiness turns to fear as her employees arrive and find their boss’ Olympic-size swimming pool swarming with over a dozen live sharks. “As you know,” the CEO says, “I value courage. Courage is what made me the success I am today. […]

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Book Review: Competing Against Luck

Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen strives to answer these key business questions: Is innovation truly a crapshoot? Or is innovation difficult because we don’t know what causes it to succeed? The book is 288 pages so it’s not […]

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