Management Quote by James P. Womack

Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.

— Fred Wilson

To have strongly integrated managers who have a deep understanding of technology is a rare and difficult combination to build. You have to invest…

— Azim Premji

“The deal [between product owners and] engineering goes like this: Product management takes 20% of the team’s capacity right off the top and gives…

— Gene Kim

The fact is, when you look at the best teams—like the ones that existed at Toyota or 3M when Takeuchi or Nonaka wrote their…

— Jeff Sutherland

“It’s more important for your team to be dedicated than to be “cross-functional.” I’d rather work with a balanced, diverse three-person team who are…

— Ryan Jacoby

In an organization of any significant size, the executives cannot create the future single-handedly. They must develop the enterprise in a constellation of teams…

— Karl Albrecht

The qualities involved with having to manage are exactly the same as it would be for a men's team. We are talking about human…

— Emma Hayes

“When a small team is given the mandate to “just do it,” we always find that the professionals suddenly discover that each can successfully…

— James P. Womack

“Traditional managers will often object to hiring engineers with generalist skill sets, arguing that they are more expensive and that ‘I can hire two…

— Gene Kim

“The success of a product manager — and subsequently that of their product — relies on every team member, from sales to development, understanding…

— Richard Banfield

To me, as A&R people and as managers, we're in the business of finding talent. It's no different than working with these engineers who…

— Troy Carter

“no manager at any level can expect to succeed without the skill set of an organizational engineer.”

— Ray Dalio