5 Most Popular Blogs of 2022: Vecteris Edition
As we wind down 2022, we took a trip down memory lane to see which of our Vecteris blog posts were the most interesting to our audience. Here's what we found:
How To Avoid Solving The Wrong Customer Problem
Do you ever feel like you’ve done everything you’re supposed to do, but you’re still coming up short in your product innovation efforts? Or do you think you are investing in the wrong product ideas?
Product Leader We Admire: Zach Hansen
We frequently like to profile Product Leaders we admire, to help inspire you and your team. This month, we are excited to introduce you to Zach Hansen.
Our Staff Picks: Holiday Reading List 2022
A reading list curated by our staff at Vecteris!
The Four Hallmarks of a Product Friendly Culture
Services Firms don’t need to become product-led organizations. They do need to become product friendly.
Tips for Doubling Down on Product Innovation in Uncertainty
The innovation we have seen over the last few years has been truly awe-inspiring. For example, distilleries making hand sanitizer and software companies reconfiguring software to help hospitals track during COVID. More recently innovation has turned to supply chain and talent gaps; for example, companies like Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle manufacturer, and Boeing creating boot camps to quickly train up a whole new talent pool.
The Best Product Visions are Aspirational and Concrete
Productizing services firms can use well-crafted vision statements to galvanize support for profound organizational transformation.
How Product Reviews Can Be a Trojan Horse for Change Management
“Our product review board meetings are less about improving the performance of the product portfolio and more about getting people to buy into our productization strategy. They allow people to come with ideas, source ideas, and get involved in the process. They give us a chance to see who is willing to raise their hand, come on board, become true believers, and take that back to their own teams."
What Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro Taught Me About Overcoming Fear
One of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping people overcome fear. I help clients overcome the fear of uncertainty as they try to innovate and develop new products. I work with my team to overcome the fear of not being liked when they have to deliver unpleasant market feedback to a client. And my co-founder and I talk a lot about our own fears of failure as we try to grow, but also protect, our business.
I’ve also watched brave colleagues, friends and family stare down fears when the stakes are much higher - a cancer diagnosis or a sick child, for example. And I think of their ‘fearlessness’ when my smaller work-related fears can feel all-consuming.
This summer, I had the opportunity to practice fearlessness in a new way. On August 3, I summited Mount Kilimanjaro with my 16 year-old son, David.
How to Innovate More Effectively: Say Thanks, Practice Gratitude
Gratitude practices have been a mainstream personal improvement trend for almost 20 years, since psychologists began testing the role of gratitude to positively impact mental health and boost happiness. Science shows that consistent gratitude practice–taking time out to recognize and say thanks for the good things in our lives–has a host of personal benefits, including increased happiness and positive mood, less experience of burnout, better sleep, and more patience, humility, and wisdom.
