Steve MacLaughlin
@stevemac.bsky.social
Nonprofit Client Success at SJ Consulting | Previously Blackbaud + Columbia faculty | Bestselling author of #DataDrivenNonprofits | Indiana University alum
The Swiss Army Knife: High convenience but low fidelity. Helpful if you have no tools at all, but never as good as a real screwdriver or scissors or corkscrew or knife.
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
August 9, 2023 at 11:01 PM
The Swiss Army Knife: High convenience but low fidelity. Helpful if you have no tools at all, but never as good as a real screwdriver or scissors or corkscrew or knife.
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
“You are not serious people.” - Logan Roy
July 24, 2023 at 2:35 PM
“You are not serious people.” - Logan Roy
Happy 95th Birthday Sliced Bread!
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
July 7, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Happy 95th Birthday Sliced Bread!
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
The world’s hottest day so far.
July 5, 2023 at 1:52 PM
The world’s hottest day so far.
Keep asking better questions.
Ask to clarify.
Ask to quantify.
Ask to confirm.
#Product #ProductManagement
Ask to clarify.
Ask to quantify.
Ask to confirm.
#Product #ProductManagement
July 5, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Keep asking better questions.
Ask to clarify.
Ask to quantify.
Ask to confirm.
#Product #ProductManagement
Ask to clarify.
Ask to quantify.
Ask to confirm.
#Product #ProductManagement
Happy Independence Day!
July 4, 2023 at 11:38 PM
Happy Independence Day!
"That’s funny, the damage doesn’t look as bad from out here." - C-3PO
July 3, 2023 at 4:27 PM
"That’s funny, the damage doesn’t look as bad from out here." - C-3PO
Cheesy? Yes.
Wise? Also, yes.
Wise? Also, yes.
June 30, 2023 at 11:59 AM
Cheesy? Yes.
Wise? Also, yes.
Wise? Also, yes.
Watching “The Big Short” for at least the 10th time. Kendall Roy cameo.
#Succession
#Succession
June 29, 2023 at 9:53 PM
Watching “The Big Short” for at least the 10th time. Kendall Roy cameo.
#Succession
#Succession
The robots have lived among us longer than anyone might believe.
June 27, 2023 at 9:50 PM
The robots have lived among us longer than anyone might believe.
“My heart is in the work.”
— Andrew Carnegie
#Product #ProductManagement
— Andrew Carnegie
#Product #ProductManagement
June 26, 2023 at 2:03 PM
“My heart is in the work.”
— Andrew Carnegie
#Product #ProductManagement
— Andrew Carnegie
#Product #ProductManagement
Per Aspera Ad Astra
“Through hardship to the stars.”
“Through hardship to the stars.”
June 25, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Per Aspera Ad Astra
“Through hardship to the stars.”
“Through hardship to the stars.”
Being able to focus for the first 90 minutes of the day can be more valuable than the rest of the hours in the day.
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
June 23, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Being able to focus for the first 90 minutes of the day can be more valuable than the rest of the hours in the day.
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) has to be one of the most overused and misunderstood concepts. Henrik Kniberg’s “skateboard” diagram has more interpretations than a piece of abstract art.
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
June 22, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) has to be one of the most overused and misunderstood concepts. Henrik Kniberg’s “skateboard” diagram has more interpretations than a piece of abstract art.
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”
- Warren Buffet
- Warren Buffet
June 21, 2023 at 4:31 PM
“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”
- Warren Buffet
- Warren Buffet
Mindset is more important than skillset.
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
June 20, 2023 at 9:40 AM
Mindset is more important than skillset.
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
Mondays Are For Committing
Set the top 3 priorities for the week.
Give the team clarity and support.
Communicate to peers and teams.
#Product #ProductManagement
Set the top 3 priorities for the week.
Give the team clarity and support.
Communicate to peers and teams.
#Product #ProductManagement
June 19, 2023 at 11:44 AM
Mondays Are For Committing
Set the top 3 priorities for the week.
Give the team clarity and support.
Communicate to peers and teams.
#Product #ProductManagement
Set the top 3 priorities for the week.
Give the team clarity and support.
Communicate to peers and teams.
#Product #ProductManagement
Starting simple is easy.
Staying simple is hard.
#Product #ProductManagement
Staying simple is hard.
#Product #ProductManagement
June 18, 2023 at 11:26 PM
Starting simple is easy.
Staying simple is hard.
#Product #ProductManagement
Staying simple is hard.
#Product #ProductManagement