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Get Untrapped With Untrapping Product Teams

David Pereira assists in breaking the autopilot mode and unleashing the potential of product teams

How many of us found ourselves operating on autopilot? Getting trapped without even realizing it? It’s just another day at work…

David Pereira assists us in breaking this autopilot mode, prompting a conscious examination of our actions and suggesting small adjustments to get back on track.

The first tip 💡
“The more you simplify, the sooner you can move from a feature factory to an empowered team.”

Just as simple.

Next up is “outcomes over outputs.” It’s been repeated so much, that we got tired of it, didn’t we? But do we even understand what it means?

David Pereira does a fantastic job of breaking down why focusing on outcomes matters. He ties outcomes to embracing the unknown, especially when discussing roadmaps.

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This then connects to the classic fixed versus growth mindset.

When we shift from a fixed to a growth mindset, we shatter the rigid confines of thinking inside the box and free our minds. We can embrace the unknown of the ever-changing world, instead of fearing it and barricading ourselves against it like a medieval fortress.

This is all just the beginning of David’s book packed with actionable tips and advice.

David provides context to what we think we know (just because we saw it repeated over and over) but we realize we might not have understood it completely.

We also get a sharp definition of “bullshit management” all that drains our energy and provides little to no value in day-to-day work.

David explains: “Whenever you don’t understand why you’re doing something or don’t see how that creates value, you’re probably doing bullshit management.” 💡

Aren’t we all?

With the context and examples from David’s day-to-day work as a Product Manager, we see clearly where we can make some changes to step our game and untrap ourselves and our companies.

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