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It is Friday, so here I am again with another post. I have spent this week reading about strategy, and while there is still a lot to cover, this week I focused only on its definition. For this purpose, I consulted a handful of books, articles and podcasts (I provide the full list of them... Continue Reading →
It is the third of my 10-week mini sabbatical and it’s also Friday, which mean it’s blogging day. Returning from Seoul and jumping into a workshop on a topic related to work is a huge shift of mindset. From an identity perspective, one mindset is messy, adventurous, social and hedonistic. Seoul was mostly about that,... Continue Reading →
It is Friday night in Seoul. Nine thirty-eight, to be precise. We could be out enjoying the night life of which there is plenty here, but we are both tired, and we have enjoyed the day enough already. Instead, we are back in our hotel room. I write. Luis rests. In a way, I am... Continue Reading →
Today was my last day of work before starting a 2-month (mini) sabbatical. It will be a little bit over sixty days, and while I am aware this is more than your average vacation, it will be 10 weeks that will go away faster than I hope. Because of this, what I want to do... Continue Reading →
Exploration consists of five practices like thinking, sleeping, and defining a criteria for selectiveness. The purpose of these is to discern the vital few from the trivial many.
PPC. The letters for Progress, Plans and Challenges. This format calls for a succinct and meaningful way of sharing with others at work what we’re working on, what we are planning next, and what challenges we are facing. We had been using this approach among a group of product people for a few weeks when... Continue Reading →
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Before reading this book I felt I had some pieces of a big and difficult puzzle. While I read it I managed to validate this, but I also realized how incomplete my picture would have... Continue Reading →
The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide by Leah Buley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I started reading this book when we were a small team of product managers and product designers in the job. Often finding myself stuck in how to go on about a problem, and seeing... Continue Reading →
Over four years ago I wrote a post in this blog with the title "What did I learn today?" (blog post written in Spanish). I started asking myself that question back then as a way of reflecting about my days at work. It was a period when I was embarking on a new career, so... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of November I had an i.n.t.e.n.s.e. week. I spent almost a full week in Lisbon to attend one of the biggest technology events out there: Web Summit! Here's a summary of why I went, what I experienced and what I learned. Why I went It all started with some marketing work magically making... Continue Reading →
Maria Lasprilla 