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522: Stop the stupid using proactive problem solving – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

hours daily fixing problems, with 75% of issues stemming from broken systems rather than employee mistakes. Even more concerning, products typically lose 50% of their innovative value during development as unique ideas get compromised to fit existing systems. Doug shared that the average manager wastes 3.5

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Sales Technology: 3 Trends You Need to Know

Intercom, Inc.

Below, we take a closer look at the top three trends in the sales tech landscape to consider when choosing the right software for your sales organization. When reviewing your sales tech stack, it’s important to remember that a tool is not a strategy. Create consistent, customer-centric experiences.

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System Thinking for Product Managers by Johanna Kollmann

Mind the Product

In one of the keynotes of this year’s MTP Engage Hamburg, Johanna Kollmann reviews established system thinking concepts and applies them to the world of today’s product management. Practical Ways of Understanding Systems. As soon as a system is understood, we can try to change or improve it. Systematic Improvement.

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A Leader's Guide to Metrics Reviews

Sachin Rekhi

One practice that both companies established was weekly executive-level metrics reviews. I've come to believe that establishing such a metrics review meeting is critical for developing an effective data-driven culture and I wanted to share some of the best practices around doing so. Why metrics reviews matter.

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Top Mobile Collaboration Apps that Highlight Key Product Management Trends

Alchemer Mobile

Listing them, we also illustrate successful trends in product management. G Suite is the prime example of a long-standing global trend: the tools for working jointly gradually become the collaboration systems , solving multiple tasks. Second, Trello features a very important trend in collaboration tools which is automation.

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2022 customer support trends: How support leaders are adapting

Intercom, Inc.

To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. We have just published the second edition of the Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. You can download the full report at intercom.com, but for now, I’ll give you an overview of our customer support trends research.

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Effective customer engagement is business critical – insights from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services

Intercom, Inc.

New research from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services reveals that businesses of all sizes – from small businesses to enterprises – are realizing the business value of personal, efficient customer engagement. Below, we take a deeper dive into the report’s key data and trends.