“Applying design-thinking principles to one’s own life is both fun and satisfying.” — Richard Banfield Life Copy Share Image
“What is common in high-performance teams is that they are cross-functional, collocated, and autonomous.” — Richard Banfield Autonomous Copy Share Image
“leadership often comes with a lot of executive responsibility, but not always the authority afforded to executives.” — Richard Banfield Executives Copy Share Image
“Product management might not be the right career path for a person that is averse to change.” — Richard Banfield Career Copy Share Image
“However, in most tech organizations, marketing has evolved to be more about owning the brand and customer acquisition, while product owns the… — Richard Banfield Marketing Copy Share Image
“Management is about doing things right; leadership is about doing the right things. Peter Drucker” — Richard Banfield Doing right Copy Share Image
“A great vision should paint a picture of a brighter future for your customers. It’s not about you. It’s about them.” — Richard Banfield Brighter future Copy Share Image
“product leaders are “the implementers of the company vision,” always pushing the company forward by “focusing on what is most important to… — Richard Banfield Business Copy Share Image
“There is a wealth of research that underlies the value of diverse teams and shows that being around people who are different… — Richard Banfield Diverse teams Copy Share Image
“Driving the vision forward is the first area where management and leadership overlap. It is a leadership job in the sense of… — Richard Banfield Dreams Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, where the vision comes from is less important than ensuring that it is the correct one. As product management guru Rich… — Richard Banfield Dreams Copy Share Image
“No leader operates in a vacuum, and aligning their activities with the greater organization is essential for success.” — Richard Banfield Leader Copy Share Image
“There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all. Peter Drucker” — Richard Banfield Efficiency Copy Share Image
“The best product managers, therefore, focus on defining and prioritizing problems, not solutions.” — Richard Banfield Management Copy Share Image
“Efficient communication and decision making are key to great teams. Poor communication between team members defeats the purpose of having great people.” — Richard Banfield Communication Copy Share Image
“The product leader’s job is not to constantly manage or direct, but to lead their team by clearly articulating the common goal.” — Richard Banfield Common goal Copy Share Image
“Shipping work must also solve a problem and result in customers truly receiving value from whatever was shipped.” — Richard Banfield Solve Problem Copy Share Image
“A product leader is ultimately responsible for the success or failure of a product and, by extension, the company itself. The impact… — Richard Banfield Business Copy Share Image
“The success of a product manager — and subsequently that of their product — relies on every team member, from sales to… — Richard Banfield Dreams Copy Share Image
“Free yourself from the mental constraints of just giving options to people, and focus on the problem statement. Once you’ve got clarity… — Richard Banfield Free yourself Copy Share Image
“One of the really fantastic things about product management, but also one of the real stresses of it, is that it is… — Richard Banfield Management Copy Share Image
