The 8 C’s for Effective Governance
Meetings can feel like the bane of our life. “I have too many meetings, to do my job”. They can cause burn out, or the team are always in meetings …
(Self) Awareness and Choice – the unlock to innovation and growth
How much certainty do you need before you can make a decision at work? There are so many business methods and tips out there. There are many companies promising riches. …
Avoiding the 6 Classic Ways to Crash Your Company
Inc Magazine has a great article on the speed traps for managing fast growth. This then begs the question of what do you do about it? Taking the 6 scenarios …
3 Tips to implement governance, not bureaucracy
Governance doesn’t need to be bureaucracy When people talk about ‘Governance’ for delivering products, you might wish to roll your eyes and think of bureaucracy. In fact, many entrepreneurs and …
Three tips for prioritising product & technology for scale ups
You can’t eat ALL the menu in a restaurant. You need to choose, and so with choosing your product benefits / features and the technology choices. Without prioritisation a business …
The Quick Business Checkpoint
I’ve been in many senior leadership meetings and they can struggle to see the wood for the trees. The quick business checkpoint is designed to be a simple framework to …
4 Ways a Product Mindset can support the organisation through a recession
The signs are not good. Energy prices are rising, staff turnover is high with the ‘great resignation’, strikes abound and businesses are still trying to recover from lockdown. There are …
Breaking the Product Growth trap with a clear product vision
Product Vision “A man without a vision is a man without a future. A man without a future will always return to his past.” (P.K. Bernard) Why have a vision? We …
How to make faster progress with an agile approach
Agile is often used in technology projects but there are principle and techniques that can be used on all projects – whether it includes technology or not. For the InspiredCEOs.Biz …
Is Product on your board?
The transformative Triangle Where does Product fit with your business? Is there someone who is responsible for Product on the leadership board? When I work with scale ups I find …