People who build products and run them live learn some lessons the hard way. For example: speed and haste are not to be confused with each other. This is true in product management and it is definitely true in parenting. Ask any parent and they will tell you: putting a baby to sleep is a tough task. Gibberish sounds and songs, oil massages, change of clothes, feeding, burping, rocking, humming, bouncing, swaying, some more feeding, pleading, crying, laughing (but mostly crying) and more bouncing and swaying. Finally, the crying/ wailing/ sounds of general irritation stop. The baby sighs deeply. Its breathing becomes more rhythmic. It shuts its eyes. It is asleep. Phew! The night is cold but you are sweating with all the effort. You put the baby down and try and extricate your arm from under it. Ah oh. A leg twitches. A hand moves. And just like that the crying resumes.
Parenting and Product Management: Speed vs Haste
Parenting and Product Management: Speed vs…
Parenting and Product Management: Speed vs Haste
People who build products and run them live learn some lessons the hard way. For example: speed and haste are not to be confused with each other. This is true in product management and it is definitely true in parenting. Ask any parent and they will tell you: putting a baby to sleep is a tough task. Gibberish sounds and songs, oil massages, change of clothes, feeding, burping, rocking, humming, bouncing, swaying, some more feeding, pleading, crying, laughing (but mostly crying) and more bouncing and swaying. Finally, the crying/ wailing/ sounds of general irritation stop. The baby sighs deeply. Its breathing becomes more rhythmic. It shuts its eyes. It is asleep. Phew! The night is cold but you are sweating with all the effort. You put the baby down and try and extricate your arm from under it. Ah oh. A leg twitches. A hand moves. And just like that the crying resumes.