Adam Thomas is a coach that helps product teams operationalize strategy so they spend more time focused on building the right products and less time fighting fires.
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Links & resources mentioned:
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* Adam Thomas: website, LinkedIn, Twitter
* Adam’s Maven workshop: Survival Metrics
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Related episodes:
* Melissa Perri: Product strategy and the missing middle
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Books and media:
* The Crux
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Other resources:
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Timestamps:
[00:01:48] War gaming shaped product strategy
[00:03:22] Warhammer 40K
[00:07:11] Michael Jordan's Winning Shot
[00:11:22] The whole person equation
[00:14:15] Emotions in the workplace
[00:17:54] Survival metrics
[00:23:08] Implementing survival metrics
[00:27:26] Trust issues in product development
[00:30:05] Internal value exchange
[00:34:33] Being "Product Led" is Misleading
[00:36:26] Using survival metrics consistently
[00:39:23] Focusing on important outcomes
[00:45:12] Complying with regulations in finance
[00:50:13] Questions to ask yourself
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