Happy and Effective

    Skillsets

    Product Development Methods / Techniques
    Product Development Methods / Techniques

    These techniques are especially useful for Product Managers (PM), Product Owners (PO), and User Experience Designers (UX). Many of these have descriptions on pdmethods.com.

    People Management
    People Management

    These are especially useful for people like engineering managers (EMs), the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and VP of Engineering, and VP of Product.

    Communication
    Communication

    These skills are especially important to work on if you are in a low-trust environment, and/or if miscommunication happens often on your team.

    Roles and Responsibilities
    Roles and Responsibilities

    Most teams have an idea of who does what, but it is rare for a team to do this in a deliberate and transparent way. Your people will be happier and more effective if they are included in this process.

    Culture & Inclusion
    Culture & Inclusion

    Everyone influences culture! We need everybody at the company to work on these topics. Most companies don’t tackle this as deliberately and transparently as they should.