Jim Anderson: 108 books

Dr. Jim Anderson explores what product managers have to do in order to make their products a success. Dr. Anderson uses real-world examples from Microsoft, Dell, and Toyota to show product managers both what works and what doesn't work when it comes to capturing your customer's imagination...

Dr. Jim Anderson explores what public speakers have to do in order to deliver great speeches. Dr. Anderson uses real-world examples of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to capturing your audience's imagination.What You'll Find Inside:* “ONCE UPON A TIME…” –...

What is a product manager without a product? Nothing. That's why it's so very important that when a product is being developed that the product manager be involved. Now exactly how best to go about doing that is an entirely different question.What You'll Find Inside:* TRACKING...

In order for any IT manager to be a success, the team that you are managing has to learn how to work together. All too often what IT managers don't realize is that your team may not know how to work together and they are going to need you to show them how to do this.What You'll Find...

Congratulations – you are a product manager. Or you want to be one. No matter where your career is at right now, what we need to have a talk about is how you can take it to the next level.What You'll Find Inside:* HOW GREAT PRODUCT MANAGERS KEEP THEIR PERSPECTIVE* SHOULD YOU GET AN MBA?*...

The part of a negotiation that every negotiator wants to get to as quickly as possible is the closing. This is when your prize is insight: the deal that you want is so close that you could almost reach out and touch it. However, it turns out that this is the most dangerous part of a negotiation –...

When you find yourself in a leadership position, you'll want to make the most of it. This means that you want to be viewed as being both powerful and effective. In order to make this happen, you need to have a good understanding of what leadership is really all about.What You'll Find...

When you are the one who has been placed in charge of purchasing things for your firm, it can be easy to forget just how much authority you have. The rest of the company relies on what you do in order to have the raw materials that they need in order to perform their job. Communication is a critical...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is the one who is credited with saying "The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change". In the world of giving speeches this is especially true.One does not just suddenly become a great speaker. Rather, what happens is that we start to give speeches and gradually...

Before we can give the perfect speech, we have to get ready to give the perfect speech. Just saying the words of our speech over and over again is a good first step, but it's not enough. We need to know what else we have to do prior to giving a speech in order to be ready when the big day comes.What...

I'm pretty sure that we can all agree on one thing: we'd like the next speech that we give to be a great speech. Now the big question that we are all faced with is just exactly how to go about making this happen?What You'll Find Inside:* WHAT’S THE BEST STORY THAT A PUBLIC...

There are speeches, and then there are great speeches. As public speakers it's the great speeches that we want to give; however, how is one to go about creating such a speech?What You'll Find Inside:* THE THREE KEY GOALS OF ANY PRESENTATION* HOW TO CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE* GET...

As an IT manager one of your most valuable possessions is your career. At your firm, you are the only person who is going to be spending any time worrying about your career: how's it going, what is your next step, what could you be doing better? These are all vital questions for you to be able...

Do product managers have super powers? Probably not, but there are some product managers who seem to be more successful than others. These "super" product managers seem to be able to make things happen almost effortlessly. What's their secret?What You'll Find Inside:* GOT A MINUTE?...