7 Product Design Rules that Work
for People, Too

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Know YOur audience

Really get to know your employees and team members.
What do they care about? What motivates them? What frustrates them?

develop a cadence for internal communication

• Skip-level meetings
• Town hall meetings
• Meals with star performers
• Team off-sites
• On-boarding sessions for new hires

share values and principles

ask big, open-ended questions

simplify

it's more important to decide what to omit

draw a clear mission for teams,

embrace constraints

Constraints on time, resources and attention spans can actually make us more creative and responsive to user needs.

When it comes to leading people, you can unleash creativity by providing a few well-chosen constraints.

data is your guide

Data is becoming increasingly relevant

inputs for informed decisions

• Social tools for collaboration and relationship-building
• Periodic employee surveys
• Employee-only networking groups
• Track employee sentiment in measured, data-rich way

innovation is not instant

effective leadership

Build an ongoing relationship of trust and authenticity, based on open and transparent communication and collaboration.

This process of relationship-building takes more time, but those moments of the day are well-spent.

be fast, flexible, & ready to adapt

It's best to be very open-minded when launching a product, so you can build in customer feedback and adapt as necessary.

As leaders, we need to take the pulse of our teams regularly,

build for scale

To build a company that lasts, focus on establishing culture and values that are strong and flexible enough to endure changes.

Hire people who are at least as focused on building amazing products as part of a team as they are on their own personal star trajectory.

Investing in strong leadership skills can help create and sustain a culture of innovation...

by empowering teams to make better decisions,

take intelligent risks,

and execute on a winning business strategy.

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