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A Dichotomy to Manage, Not a Problem to Solve
Psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel has this great framing:
"a paradox to manage, not a problem to solve.”
Many aspects of life, business, product, leadership, relationships, etc are paradoxical.
Strategy vs execution
Customer vs business impact
Explore vs exploit
Realistic vs ambitious
Take risks vs have security
etc…
What Product-Led Companies Look Like
Let’s start with what being Product-Led is not… It’s not: Product Management-led, Product Managers are the boss, Where product makes all the calls, Something that only engineering and product do…