Podcasts about mantra design

Who wants to work for a jerk? No one, that's who! Dana Oliver from MantraLeadership.com has a lot of "best practices" for start-up communities and entrepreneurs to get along with others and manage others effectively. Pay attention to peoples' needs, identify what they want, and trust them. He also has a concept called Mantra Design, […]

Who wants to work for a jerk? No one, that's who! Dana Oliver from MantraLeadership.com has a lot of "best practices" for start-up communities and entrepreneurs to get along with others and manage others effectively. Pay attention to peoples' needs, identify what they want, and trust them. He also has a concept called Mantra Design, where simple beats better. You should get onto the peer level with your customers to discover their unmet needs and long-term pain. Run your product by 12 to 20 people to tease out the 75% to 90% of features (and hot buttons) to focus on. Resources Mantra Leadership (Website) Mantra Leadership (Book) Mantra Design (Book)

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  Research and development is tightly coupled with product management and innovation. To learn how an R&D person thinks about innovation, I talked with Dana A. Oliver, who has 30 impressive years of experience in R&D groups. He now focuses on writing and coaching, after leaving Medtronic, the medical device company, where he was the Senior Director of R&D. He has also written two books. His first is Mantra Leadership and his second and most recent is Mantra Design.  In Mantra Design he shares 14 principles, or mantras, for innovation and developing premium priced, patent protected, and market share leading products. We discuss a few of his mantras and then explore the future of R&D. The mantras discussed include: Innovate, Buy or DieLearn Your Customer’s World!Innovation begins with the EyeIt Takes a Long Time to Get to Simple

Dana Oliver used emotionally intelligent leadership at Medtronic to grow his business unit from $100million to $2billion in annual revenues. Sometimes, leadership looks like a self-advancing bully. Other times, leadership is an empowering opportunity for ownership and investment. As the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic, Dana wrote a book, “Mantra Design”, revealing the secrets for profitable and lasting innovation, including how to identify your customer’s unmet needs and how to expedite new product development. He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation. On this show, we discuss the powers of innovation, customer service, and emotionally intelligent leadership. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Who do you want to be? Who is your customer? Three kinds of technology for innovation: Customer focused, Technology focused, or hap-hazard Starbucks and Victoria’s Secret created an ecosystem of experience Mantra: “On the bus early, off the bus early” When you invest in exceptional people, you can increase your productivity by 30% Leadership is all too often focused on their own self-advancement EI should be considered more than a skill, but think of it as a style and a philosophy Culture is a bi-product of leadership If a company grows beyond $500million, they should consider carving out parts of the business People need to feel like someone has an interest in their career 1. Invest 10% of company revenues should be invested back into organic research and development 2. Develop your product through your customer’s eyes 3. Focus on the strategically few core platforms that can move your annual operating plan needle 4. Hire ambitious, get-it-done people, but then lead with emotionally intelligent leadership skills Don’t ask for responsibility, take it It begins and ends with your customers and more! Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Dana’s email:  dana@mantraleadership.com www.mantraleadership.com Dana’s book:  Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die!: Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

The #1 reason people leave their jobs is because they don’t like their bosses. Of course, the reasons why people don’t like their bosses could be limitless, but generally it boils down to this unfortunate reality: there is a lack of emotionally intelligent leadership. By improving in this area, not only can you ensure that your employees will want to continue working for you, but you can also increase their productivity. In this episode, Dana Oliver, author of Mantra Leadership and Mantra Design, explains what it means to be an emotionally intelligent leader and offers tips on how to grow in that area.