Comments on: I Have Too Much Work To Do! http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/04/18/i-have-too-much-work-to-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-have-too-much-work-to-do Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:23:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stewart Rogers http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/04/18/i-have-too-much-work-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Stewart Rogers Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:58:17 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=284#comment-353 I completely agree. It is such a subtle science (product management is a science after all!) in motivating others to hop on board and help get the job done.<br><br>That being said, there is still thought required in "do this have to be done right now" or "should be this done right now."<br><br>Stewart I completely agree. It is such a subtle science (product management is a science after all!) in motivating others to hop on board and help get the job done.

That being said, there is still thought required in “do this have to be done right now” or “should be this done right now.”

Stewart

]]> By: Stewart Rogers http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/04/18/i-have-too-much-work-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Stewart Rogers Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:58:17 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=284#comment-45 I completely agree. It is such a subtle science (product management is a science after all!) in motivating others to hop on board and help get the job done.<br><br>That being said, there is still thought required in "do this have to be done right now" or "should be this done right now."<br><br>Stewart I completely agree. It is such a subtle science (product management is a science after all!) in motivating others to hop on board and help get the job done.

That being said, there is still thought required in “do this have to be done right now” or “should be this done right now.”

Stewart

]]> By: Michael Ray Hopkin http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/04/18/i-have-too-much-work-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Michael Ray Hopkin Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:46:19 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=284#comment-44 Stewart, I completely agree with your last statement: "Work smart, not hard." <br><br>Can one product manager do everything to make his/her product successful? I vote no (too). Product managers must become strategic in how they spend their time and how they engage other people (from various teams) to do all the things necessary to launch a successful product. They inspire others to do their part get their product to market. <br><br>The most successful PMs I've worked with understand what it takes to motivate others to a common cause, regardless of whether the time frame is 6 or 18 months. -Michael Stewart, I completely agree with your last statement: “Work smart, not hard.”

Can one product manager do everything to make his/her product successful? I vote no (too). Product managers must become strategic in how they spend their time and how they engage other people (from various teams) to do all the things necessary to launch a successful product. They inspire others to do their part get their product to market.

The most successful PMs I've worked with understand what it takes to motivate others to a common cause, regardless of whether the time frame is 6 or 18 months. -Michael

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