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Make Things That Matter

What if our products and companies gave more life to everything they touched? Making this a reality is our quest, through impactful product leadership, strategy, decision making, and culture.

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#19: Dan Gould — Fighting unconscious bias and attacking systemic problems with entrepreneurship

People, books, companies, resources etc mentioned in episode BiasSync Dan Gould Michele Ruiz Robin Richards Key concepts Unconscious Bias Humanism Diversity, Inclusion, Equity Microaggressions Cognitive Science System 1 & 2 thinking (Daniel Kahneman) The doll test Information theory Customer development Gall's Law - complex working systems evolve from simple working systems Land & expand "First, ten" - Seth Godin Books & resources Blindspot White Fragility Thinking, Fast and Slow Har...

Jun 16, 20201 hr 14 min

#18 Josh Seiden: How to create clarity with outcomes thinking

Follow Josh Seiden Twitter @jseiden LinkedIn Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Josh Seiden - Twitter & website Josh's book: Outcomes Over Outputs Sense & Respond Press Ryan Jacoby - Making Progress Alan Cooper About Face Goal Directed Design Eric Ries - The Lean Startup Alexander Osterwalder - Business Model Canvas Jeff Gothelf - Lean UX Canvas Risks dashboard - Giff Constable Nicole Rufuku The Logic Model Framework (see page 3 for summary) Fe...

Jun 02, 20201 hr 21 min

#17 Dr Matthew Cook: Identity shifts, beating trauma triggers, and continually recreating who you are

Follow Dr Matt Cook Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Dr Matthew Cook ( @BioResetMedical ) BioReset Medical website BioReset podcast website - iTunes / Spotify Andrew Weil Functional medicine Integrative medicine PTSD Psycholytic therapy Limbic system Dr. Mark Hyman Ulcer bacteria story TransTech Conference Bad Science "Studying Studies" by Peter Attia The Drive - podcast by Peter Attia Click here to directly email A...

May 19, 20201 hr 31 min

#16 Holly Hester-Reilly: Building a customer-centric team and product culture

Follow Holly Hester-Reilly Twitter @h2rproductsci Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Holly's ( @h2rproductsci ) company — H2R Product Science Holly's podcast — Product Science Product discovery in uncertain times K Anders Ericsson - Peak (book) Deliberate Practice Marty Cagan — book , blog , trainings The Alternative to Roadmaps The Four Big Risks Continuous product discovery / dual-track discovery and delivery Christina Wodtke episode Barry O'Reilly e...

May 05, 20201 hr 22 min

#15 Sam Fankuchen: Leadership and responding to the needs of the world in a time of crisis

If you are a new listener to ENLIVEN, we would love to hear from you. Send us your questions so we can feature you on our next “Ask Me Anything,” episode! HERE Follow Andrew Skotzko Twitter @askotzko Instagram @skotzko Follow Golden Twitter @goldenapp Instagram @goldenapp Facebook Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Sam Fankuchen Golden: website | iOS | Android Golden's Mutual Aid Platform Penske Applico Advent Health Not Impossible Labs Stanford d.scho...

Apr 21, 20201 hr 9 min

#14 Derik Mills: Cultivating a faculty of wonder in business and life

Follow Andrew Skotzko Twitter @askotzko Instagram @skotzko Follow Derik Mills Twitter @DerikMills Instagram @DerikMills Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Glo.com Conscious Business By Fred Kofman Ph.D. The Fearless Organization: Psychological Safety by Amy C. Edmondson Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord Netflix Culture Deck How Netflix Reinvented HR Click ...

Apr 07, 20201 hr 47 min

#13 Muriel Clauson: Identity, engagement, and being ready for the future of work

The first thing you need to know about Muriel Clauson is that she's SUPER passionate about people and sees her mission in life as unlocking human potential to help everyone live radically fulfilling lives. Muriel is an entrepreneur, researcher, speaker, and advisor to governments and companies globally on creating a better future of work. Her work has been featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Forbes. She speaks on the future of work globally with organizati...

Mar 24, 20201 hr 45 min

#12 Rian Doris & Conor Murphy: Flow — Cultivating the optimal experience of life (part 2)

Flow dramatically increases every measure of performance you can imagine, as well as your subjective quality of life experience. It’s defined as an optimal state of consciousness. This will help you understand and increase your time in flow so you can get the most out of every aspect of your life. Show notes here: https://blog.makethingsthatmatter.com/p/flow-research-rian-doris-conor-murphy-pt2 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

Mar 10, 20201 hr 5 min

#11 Rian Doris & Conor Murphy: Flow — Cultivating the optimal experience of life (part 1)

Flow dramatically increases every measure of performance you can imagine, as well as your subjective quality of life experience. It’s defined as an optimal state of consciousness. This will help you understand and increase your time in flow so you can get the most out of every aspect of your life. Show notes here: https://blog.makethingsthatmatter.com/p/flow-research-rian-doris-conor-murphy-pt1 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

Feb 25, 20201 hr

#10 Susan Basterfield: decentralized team structures and participatory decision-making

Show notes How Susan went bungee jumping... and met her husband [0:03:42] What is Enspiral? [0:08:39] What are the different types of roles and engagement within the Enspiral network? [0:10:45] "What we really are at Enspiral is healthy power relationships and practice" [0:17:41] How do things get done in Enspiral? [0:18:02] The greatest gift Enspiral gave itself: culture first, THEN tools [0:19:37] How their decentralized governance tools (Loomio & CoBudget) emerged [0:20:03] How should we ...

Feb 11, 20201 hr 26 min

#9 Amy Edmondson: Building teams where people feel safe

Show notes "You don't belong to you, you belong to the universe.", Buckminster Fuller [0:03:00] "You might not be in the best position to know why you're special. It's not up to you to decide if you're good enough to be here. You are." [0:05:16] Amy's first day working for Buckminster Fuller [0:06:38] "Work is a place where you learn and grow"... [0:11:07] Guidance for dealing with anxiety [0:14:06] "I think sometimes a feeling of connectedness is THE most important thing you can have in the wor...

Jan 28, 20201 hr 27 min

#8 Paula Daniels: Living on the edge of your own invention

Show notes Paula's favorite movie that informs her work [0:02:41] Paula's mentor: Dorothy Green [0:05:20] How Paula originally got involved in environmental work [0:06:56] What did Paula learn from Dorothy? [0:10:45] Being against something vs being FOR something [0:13:35] LAFPC's origin story & what was it like for Paula when the policy passed? [0:14:56] Keeping the light alive & finding the others [0:20:35] The moment that almost killed it all [0:24:49] What did Paula feel when it sudd...

Jan 14, 20201 hr 18 min

#7 Becky Baybrook: culture, candor, and how Millenials are changing management

Books, companies, etc mentioned The Beak of the Finch Crucial Conversations - Becky especially recommends chapter 5, "On Safety" to broach challenging topics Vital Smarts communication training Radical Candor Principles , Bridgewater Associates , Radical Transparency (TED Talk) , and Ray Dalio Psychological safety The Empowered Manager Mind the Product conference Matt LeMay Who Click here to directly email Andrew your questions, comments, and feedback! He reads everything that is sent in: https:...

Dec 31, 20191 hr 55 min

#6 Barry Brown: Shaping the shapers

Show notes Barry's focus [0:02:50] Putting the body into submission to the mind [0:05:17] A leader's first transformational relationship [0:06:15] "So they're reading all these books on leadership, but they're not gonna miss lunch today.""" [0:07:15] Internal & external measures of leadership [0:07:52] "You just adorn yourself iwth these external symbols, and if you get enough of them, then people believe you, and that's called 'leadership.' " [0:08:42] Where "leadership" misses traction [0:...

Dec 17, 20191 hr 21 min

#5 Rich Mironov: Building a thriving product organization

My guest in this conversation is Rich Mironov ( @RichMironov ). Rich is known as the "product mensch" in Silicon Valley, and for good reason. Educated at Yale and Stanford, Rich is a 30-year veteran of product management at multiple enterprises and startups that have gone public who now consults as an interim VP of Product helping companies to get their product organizations working at top notch. Show notes How did Rich end up as a product leader? [0:02:30] Rich's first week in "product" [0:05:0...

Dec 03, 20191 hr 14 min

#4 Marshall Mosher: tough product calls & acclimating to fear

People, books, companies, resources, links mentioned in the episode Marshall's company: Vestigo Connect with Marshall: LinkedIn & Instagram Inside the Adventure podcast interview with paraglider Gavin McClurg Red Bull X-Alps race Marshall's Burning Man surfboard Flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Steven Kotler : The Rise of Superman & Stealing Fire Simon Sinek : Start With Why , Leaders Eat Last , and The Infinite Game Brené Brown - TED Talk , books Colin Brady crossing Antarctica solo, unsu...

Nov 19, 20191 hr 58 min

#3 Christina Wodtke: Unleashing potential with extraordinary teams

Contact Christina: Her website Twitter LinkedIn Christina's books: The Team That Managed Itself ( consider leaving a review here if you enjoy it ) Radical Focus Pencil Me In People, articles, resources mentioned: Reboot your team Designing the team you need The dreaded weekly status email Rich Mironov lessons on people and systems ENLIVEN ep with Rich Mironov on creating a thriving product org Nicky Case - parable of the polygons on diverse neighborhoods "I drink your milkshake" Stanford GSB's m...

Nov 05, 20191 hr 46 min

#2 Barry O'Reilly: Unlearning and creating culture change

Click here to directly email Andrew your questions, comments, and feedback! He reads everything that is sent in: https://tinyurl.com/ydda8zc6 Show notes Barry moving to America and the "American Dream" [0:06:11] Experimentation as a lifestyle -- the kitchen table talk [0:13:14] Navigating uncertainty [0:15:09] Modeling behaviors [0:22:25] Barry's hack to get new perspectives on problems you don't know how to solve [0:24:12] Stumbling blocks in unlearning [0:26:36] Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and...

Nov 05, 20191 hr 34 min

#1 May Lindstrom: The power of having a North Star

Show notes Why does May's company have all new employees read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? [0:03:29] What does May's company really do? [0:05:27] May's rural upbringing and why she left home [0:07:17] "The goal was to go until I hit the ocean or ran out of money" [0:09:24] "I come from a small town, but I'm not a small woman" [0:10:01] How did an artist end up as a formulator? [0:12:48] What is the job of the artist? [0:14:16] Being an idea manager [0:15:32] The tension between dreams an...

Nov 05, 20191 hr 50 min
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