Coming Together, Starting the Journey
Coming Together, Starting the Journey “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford The newest EMBA cohort of the year 2016 came together for their first immersion at IPL’s CMRIT campus this weekend. It was time to start the journey – of getting to know each other in […]
Two Scholarships, One Winner. Are you Next?
Two Scholarships, One Winner. Are you Next? The Cisco Scholarship Award goes to “Anitha Chandran..” Institute of Product Leadership is very happy to announce the award of the Cisco Scholarship to Anitha Chandran from the 2015-A batch of the EMBA program on 23 july 2016. Anitha is a Senior Manager at Accenture and has over […]
When to be a Dhoni, or a Kohli, or a Kumble
When to be a Dhoni, or a Kohli, or a Kumble The world is full of different kinds of leaders- the charismatic (think Narendra Modi, at the White House), the decisive (think the commander of a space shuttle who has to make split-second decisions), the quiet (think Tim Cook) or authoritarian (think Bill Gates, when […]
A Product Manager is the Jon Snow of modern-day enterprises. Here are 4 Compelling Reasons Why.
A Product Manager is the Jon Snow of modern-day enterprises. Here are 4 Compelling Reasons Why. In a world of grey characters, Jon Snow is closest to being a hero in the Game of Thrones, the iconic TV series. The TV (or torrent) viewing world waited with bated breath through the show’s hiatus to know […]
Essential Reading On the Products Vs. Services Dilemma
Essential Reading On the Products Vs. Services Dilemma As the line between products and services gets blurred, many of us grapple with questions about our offering – should it a product, or a service, or both? What is the difference between the two anyway? Here is a collection of superb articles that shed more light […]
How Will You Measure Your Life…and Build Great Products?
How Will You Measure Your Life…and Build Great Products? How Will You Measure Your Life…and Build Great Products? At first glance, it seems counter-intuitive that the two parts of the question would be related to each other. How Will You Measure Your Life?, written by Clayton Christensen, is about how one can be successful, and […]
What If You Are Not Like Steve Jobs?
What If You Are Not Like Steve Jobs? What If You Are Not Like Steve Jobs? Some days back I started reading Walter Isaacson‘s “Steve Jobs” all over again. Chapter fifteen, titled “The Launch” is about the launch of the first Macintosh in 1984, and ends with the following sentences: …neither Raskin nor Wozniak nor […]
The Pentagon Wars – A Product Management Disaster
The Pentagon Wars – A Product Management Disaster The Pentagon Wars, made as an HBO movie in 1998, is based on a book of the same name by Col. James Burton (retd). The film depicts the development of the Bradley fighting vehicle. Col Burton was appointed by Congress as an outsider to oversee the testing […]
Will the Google Autonomous Vehicle Drive Like the Segway?
Will the Google Autonomous Vehicle Drive Like the Segway? Will the Google Autonomous Vehicle Drive Like the Segway? A few days ago, there was a story in the LA Times about the California State Senate passing legislation approving the use of self-driving cars on California roads. The article said:Google Inc., Caltech and other organizations have […]