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What do you do when your boss is a micro-managing control freak?

Red Star Kim

The manager produced great evidence-based plans. The director stopped the manager meeting with others outside the department. The manager felt he was getting nowhere. The director declined invitations to meetings with the manager. The manager felt isolated. After six weeks, the manager resigned.

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Ignite Spotlight: An Interview with Johnson & Johnson’s Linda Lavelle

Planview

From developing digital technology solutions for our medical devices to utilizing a digital supply chain to better deliver our pharmaceutical products to our customers, I’m really interested to see what comes up from Fast Track Ideas (Johnson & Johnson’s idea management system – more on this later) along those lines.

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The Essential Guide to SaaS Product Management

SmartKarrot

After coordinating development and meeting team needs as per the product strategic plan, it is necessary to introduce the product. Acting on feedback and data analysis helps product managers understand what works and what doesn’t. Another responsibility of SaaS product managers includes undertaking marketing activities.