Corporate Underpants
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The best podcast ever for UX and product people who realize they have to get better at politics if they want bigger roles.
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Avoid unnecessary open-ended questions. In this Corporate Underpants segment, I share a tactic for more efficient stakeholder management:
💬 Present specific options for feedback.
👏 Celebrate when the response is, “None of these.”
That’s when true understanding begins.
#StakeholderManagement
💬 Present specific options for feedback.
👏 Celebrate when the response is, “None of these.”
That’s when true understanding begins.
#StakeholderManagement
April 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Avoid unnecessary open-ended questions. In this Corporate Underpants segment, I share a tactic for more efficient stakeholder management:
💬 Present specific options for feedback.
👏 Celebrate when the response is, “None of these.”
That’s when true understanding begins.
#StakeholderManagement
💬 Present specific options for feedback.
👏 Celebrate when the response is, “None of these.”
That’s when true understanding begins.
#StakeholderManagement
Sometimes, guiding participants during UX research can be beneficial. In a clip from my #CorporateUnderpants series with Mike Neff, we discuss how transforming vague concepts into tangible examples, even if intentionally incorrect, can clear up confusion and foster understanding. #UXResearch
April 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sometimes, guiding participants during UX research can be beneficial. In a clip from my #CorporateUnderpants series with Mike Neff, we discuss how transforming vague concepts into tangible examples, even if intentionally incorrect, can clear up confusion and foster understanding. #UXResearch
Mike Neff noticed a variety of opinions on 'what are we doing and why?' Translation: 😳 No consensus existed. 🤯 Nobody voiced it. In this Corporate Underpants segment, we explore the moment you realize leadership lacks unity. 💡 Without clarity, people make their own paths. #LeadershipAlignment
April 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mike Neff noticed a variety of opinions on 'what are we doing and why?' Translation: 😳 No consensus existed. 🤯 Nobody voiced it. In this Corporate Underpants segment, we explore the moment you realize leadership lacks unity. 💡 Without clarity, people make their own paths. #LeadershipAlignment
All data is a measurement.
But if you’re measuring the wrong thing—or don’t know what you’re aiming for—it’s just noise.
#CorporateUnderpants #DataStrategy #ProductLeadership #UXDesign #ExecutiveAlignment
But if you’re measuring the wrong thing—or don’t know what you’re aiming for—it’s just noise.
#CorporateUnderpants #DataStrategy #ProductLeadership #UXDesign #ExecutiveAlignment
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
All data is a measurement.
But if you’re measuring the wrong thing—or don’t know what you’re aiming for—it’s just noise.
#CorporateUnderpants #DataStrategy #ProductLeadership #UXDesign #ExecutiveAlignment
But if you’re measuring the wrong thing—or don’t know what you’re aiming for—it’s just noise.
#CorporateUnderpants #DataStrategy #ProductLeadership #UXDesign #ExecutiveAlignment
Ever wish you could mentor your younger self? Mike Neff devoured Corporate Underpants, stating, “These are the crucial insights I longed for.” It’s not just about team leadership—it’s mastering upward management, office dynamics, and dodging unexpected traps. Absorb wisdom through experience.
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ever wish you could mentor your younger self? Mike Neff devoured Corporate Underpants, stating, “These are the crucial insights I longed for.” It’s not just about team leadership—it’s mastering upward management, office dynamics, and dodging unexpected traps. Absorb wisdom through experience.
#Alignment isn't a thing. It's an ongoing project.
Melissa Appel and I agree on #AlignmentDecay. It's kinda like the tech workplace equivalent of The Last of Us. A fungus creeps into our work, personas go feral, goals are infected, and we start eating each other. I love this concept.
Melissa Appel and I agree on #AlignmentDecay. It's kinda like the tech workplace equivalent of The Last of Us. A fungus creeps into our work, personas go feral, goals are infected, and we start eating each other. I love this concept.
April 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#Alignment isn't a thing. It's an ongoing project.
Melissa Appel and I agree on #AlignmentDecay. It's kinda like the tech workplace equivalent of The Last of Us. A fungus creeps into our work, personas go feral, goals are infected, and we start eating each other. I love this concept.
Melissa Appel and I agree on #AlignmentDecay. It's kinda like the tech workplace equivalent of The Last of Us. A fungus creeps into our work, personas go feral, goals are infected, and we start eating each other. I love this concept.
Here's a juicy tidbit from my Corporate Underpants interview with Melissa Appel on #MiningForConflict, a key concept in the book.
Any conflict spelunkers out there?
Any conflict spelunkers out there?
April 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here's a juicy tidbit from my Corporate Underpants interview with Melissa Appel on #MiningForConflict, a key concept in the book.
Any conflict spelunkers out there?
Any conflict spelunkers out there?
Considering quitting? Create a Pre-Quit Checklist. Great idea from the great Melissa Appel. Some things can be fixed (and some can't). Consider it your launch strategy for flinging yourself out of a terrible job (or staying put and making things better).
April 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Considering quitting? Create a Pre-Quit Checklist. Great idea from the great Melissa Appel. Some things can be fixed (and some can't). Consider it your launch strategy for flinging yourself out of a terrible job (or staying put and making things better).
Do YOU know the definition of the word "data" in your company?
No. Really. Think about it. Write it down. Ask others to as well. You will be shocked.
The Lowly Glossary = your most powerful tool.
No. Really. Think about it. Write it down. Ask others to as well. You will be shocked.
The Lowly Glossary = your most powerful tool.
April 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Do YOU know the definition of the word "data" in your company?
No. Really. Think about it. Write it down. Ask others to as well. You will be shocked.
The Lowly Glossary = your most powerful tool.
No. Really. Think about it. Write it down. Ask others to as well. You will be shocked.
The Lowly Glossary = your most powerful tool.
One of the amazing, practical tools in the book Aligned by Melissa Appel and Bruce McCarthy: the stakeholder canvas. Deceptively simple and all about the process, not the product.
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One of the amazing, practical tools in the book Aligned by Melissa Appel and Bruce McCarthy: the stakeholder canvas. Deceptively simple and all about the process, not the product.
The real problem is almost never what 'they' think it is. From my conversation with Melissa Appel, co-author of #Aligned: When the execs didn't like the delivery time estimates so they just...changed them. And called it a delivery problem.
#CorporateUnderpants #ExecutiveAlignment #Aligned
#CorporateUnderpants #ExecutiveAlignment #Aligned
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The real problem is almost never what 'they' think it is. From my conversation with Melissa Appel, co-author of #Aligned: When the execs didn't like the delivery time estimates so they just...changed them. And called it a delivery problem.
#CorporateUnderpants #ExecutiveAlignment #Aligned
#CorporateUnderpants #ExecutiveAlignment #Aligned
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Why join Jared Spool's Leaders of Awesomeness?
Metrics that matter—measuring real change
Strategic research > Tactical fixes
Deep user expertise—if your org isn’t the expert on users, your competitors will be
#UXLeadership #StrategicResearch #LeadersOfAwesomeness
Why join Jared Spool's Leaders of Awesomeness?
Metrics that matter—measuring real change
Strategic research > Tactical fixes
Deep user expertise—if your org isn’t the expert on users, your competitors will be
#UXLeadership #StrategicResearch #LeadersOfAwesomeness
March 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Why join Jared Spool's Leaders of Awesomeness?
Metrics that matter—measuring real change
Strategic research > Tactical fixes
Deep user expertise—if your org isn’t the expert on users, your competitors will be
#UXLeadership #StrategicResearch #LeadersOfAwesomeness
Why join Jared Spool's Leaders of Awesomeness?
Metrics that matter—measuring real change
Strategic research > Tactical fixes
Deep user expertise—if your org isn’t the expert on users, your competitors will be
#UXLeadership #StrategicResearch #LeadersOfAwesomeness
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From my conversation with Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: In five years, prompt engineering will sound ridiculous. The only constant in tech? People and what they need.
#AI #TechEvolution #UserNeeds
From my conversation with Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: In five years, prompt engineering will sound ridiculous. The only constant in tech? People and what they need.
#AI #TechEvolution #UserNeeds
March 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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From my conversation with Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: In five years, prompt engineering will sound ridiculous. The only constant in tech? People and what they need.
#AI #TechEvolution #UserNeeds
From my conversation with Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: In five years, prompt engineering will sound ridiculous. The only constant in tech? People and what they need.
#AI #TechEvolution #UserNeeds
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Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: UX is stuck in the tactical weeds. Workday laid off 1,750 people, saving $350M. Could those teams have made more than that? If we can’t answer, UX will always be first to go.
#UXStrategy #ProductDesign #WorkdayLayoffs
Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: UX is stuck in the tactical weeds. Workday laid off 1,750 people, saving $350M. Could those teams have made more than that? If we can’t answer, UX will always be first to go.
#UXStrategy #ProductDesign #WorkdayLayoffs
Corporate Underpants
Why is it still so hard to design products people love?
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March 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: UX is stuck in the tactical weeds. Workday laid off 1,750 people, saving $350M. Could those teams have made more than that? If we can’t answer, UX will always be first to go.
#UXStrategy #ProductDesign #WorkdayLayoffs
Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: UX is stuck in the tactical weeds. Workday laid off 1,750 people, saving $350M. Could those teams have made more than that? If we can’t answer, UX will always be first to go.
#UXStrategy #ProductDesign #WorkdayLayoffs
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Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: Universal isn’t beating Disney with better tech—it’s all about a better experience. Same with Gusto vs. ADP. Want to win? Compete on experience.
#UX #CustomerExperience #CompeteOnExperience
Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: Universal isn’t beating Disney with better tech—it’s all about a better experience. Same with Gusto vs. ADP. Want to win? Compete on experience.
#UX #CustomerExperience #CompeteOnExperience
Corporate Underpants
Why is it still so hard to design products people love?
youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🔗 youtube.com/@corporateun...
Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: Universal isn’t beating Disney with better tech—it’s all about a better experience. Same with Gusto vs. ADP. Want to win? Compete on experience.
#UX #CustomerExperience #CompeteOnExperience
Jared Spool on Corporate Underpants: Universal isn’t beating Disney with better tech—it’s all about a better experience. Same with Gusto vs. ADP. Want to win? Compete on experience.
#UX #CustomerExperience #CompeteOnExperience
Personas don’t work? Or do we just keep renaming them?
✔️ Proto-personas
✔️ Presumptive personas
✔️ Alignment personas (mine!)
The process matters more than the artifact.
💬 How do you define personas in your work today? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
✔️ Proto-personas
✔️ Presumptive personas
✔️ Alignment personas (mine!)
The process matters more than the artifact.
💬 How do you define personas in your work today? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
March 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Personas don’t work? Or do we just keep renaming them?
✔️ Proto-personas
✔️ Presumptive personas
✔️ Alignment personas (mine!)
The process matters more than the artifact.
💬 How do you define personas in your work today? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
✔️ Proto-personas
✔️ Presumptive personas
✔️ Alignment personas (mine!)
The process matters more than the artifact.
💬 How do you define personas in your work today? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
Alignment isn’t about personas—it’s about the process.
But alignment personas are about process, personas, AND alignment.
#CorporateUnderpants
But alignment personas are about process, personas, AND alignment.
#CorporateUnderpants
March 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Alignment isn’t about personas—it’s about the process.
But alignment personas are about process, personas, AND alignment.
#CorporateUnderpants
But alignment personas are about process, personas, AND alignment.
#CorporateUnderpants
UX democratization: good or bad? Or actually just 'delegation'?
What’s the right balance between participation and expertise?
And what about ... training??
As always, @Jared Spool gets to the heart of the debate.
Catch the whole #CorporateUnderpants episode on your favorite podcast platform.
What’s the right balance between participation and expertise?
And what about ... training??
As always, @Jared Spool gets to the heart of the debate.
Catch the whole #CorporateUnderpants episode on your favorite podcast platform.
March 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
UX democratization: good or bad? Or actually just 'delegation'?
What’s the right balance between participation and expertise?
And what about ... training??
As always, @Jared Spool gets to the heart of the debate.
Catch the whole #CorporateUnderpants episode on your favorite podcast platform.
What’s the right balance between participation and expertise?
And what about ... training??
As always, @Jared Spool gets to the heart of the debate.
Catch the whole #CorporateUnderpants episode on your favorite podcast platform.
Another tidbit from my S1E4 interview with Adam Staffa. No one remembers the problems once you solve them. Capture the 'before' so you can get credit for the 'after.;
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Another tidbit from my S1E4 interview with Adam Staffa. No one remembers the problems once you solve them. Capture the 'before' so you can get credit for the 'after.;
Hey #HigherEd people and #webStrategists. I interviewed the amazing Adam Staffa on episode 4 of the Corporate Underpants podcast. Here are some killer clips.
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Hey #HigherEd people and #webStrategists. I interviewed the amazing Adam Staffa on episode 4 of the Corporate Underpants podcast. Here are some killer clips.
Fix a problem, and nobody remembers the problem.
If alignment works, it looks obvious. Set goals before starting so leadership sees your impact.
💬 How do you make sure your work is recognized? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
If alignment works, it looks obvious. Set goals before starting so leadership sees your impact.
💬 How do you make sure your work is recognized? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
March 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Fix a problem, and nobody remembers the problem.
If alignment works, it looks obvious. Set goals before starting so leadership sees your impact.
💬 How do you make sure your work is recognized? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
If alignment works, it looks obvious. Set goals before starting so leadership sees your impact.
💬 How do you make sure your work is recognized? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
"Oops! I invented voicemail. My bad." --Jared Spool
Check out the whole #CorporateUnderpants interview on Corporateunderpants.com.
#TechHistory #Voicemail #Innovation #AccidentalGenius
Check out the whole #CorporateUnderpants interview on Corporateunderpants.com.
#TechHistory #Voicemail #Innovation #AccidentalGenius
March 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"Oops! I invented voicemail. My bad." --Jared Spool
Check out the whole #CorporateUnderpants interview on Corporateunderpants.com.
#TechHistory #Voicemail #Innovation #AccidentalGenius
Check out the whole #CorporateUnderpants interview on Corporateunderpants.com.
#TechHistory #Voicemail #Innovation #AccidentalGenius
Need leadership to listen? Start small—or bring in backup.
If you don’t have trust yet, bring in an outside consultant who can push leadership forward.
💬 What’s the best way to get execs to listen? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
If you don’t have trust yet, bring in an outside consultant who can push leadership forward.
💬 What’s the best way to get execs to listen? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Need leadership to listen? Start small—or bring in backup.
If you don’t have trust yet, bring in an outside consultant who can push leadership forward.
💬 What’s the best way to get execs to listen? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
If you don’t have trust yet, bring in an outside consultant who can push leadership forward.
💬 What’s the best way to get execs to listen? 👇
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
Nobody ever "already has" business goals.
❌ Great! Send them over.
⏳ Silence.
The fix? Call it something they can’t say no to.
✅ “Discovery”
✅ “Strategy”
✅ “Stakeholder Alignment”
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
❌ Great! Send them over.
⏳ Silence.
The fix? Call it something they can’t say no to.
✅ “Discovery”
✅ “Strategy”
✅ “Stakeholder Alignment”
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
March 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Nobody ever "already has" business goals.
❌ Great! Send them over.
⏳ Silence.
The fix? Call it something they can’t say no to.
✅ “Discovery”
✅ “Strategy”
✅ “Stakeholder Alignment”
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants
❌ Great! Send them over.
⏳ Silence.
The fix? Call it something they can’t say no to.
✅ “Discovery”
✅ “Strategy”
✅ “Stakeholder Alignment”
🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/@corporateunderpants/shorts
#CorporateUnderpants