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Empowered
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products
Book • 2020
This book, written by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones, focuses on the practices of top tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix, and Tesla.
It explains how these companies achieve consistent innovation not by hiring exceptional talent, but by enabling their people to work together effectively to solve hard problems.
The book covers topics such as the difference between empowered product teams and feature teams, recruiting and coaching team members, creating inspiring product visions and strategies, and transforming organizations to adopt the empowered team model.
It provides practical advice and frameworks for product leaders to create an environment where their teams can thrive and produce extraordinary products.
It explains how these companies achieve consistent innovation not by hiring exceptional talent, but by enabling their people to work together effectively to solve hard problems.
The book covers topics such as the difference between empowered product teams and feature teams, recruiting and coaching team members, creating inspiring product visions and strategies, and transforming organizations to adopt the empowered team model.
It provides practical advice and frameworks for product leaders to create an environment where their teams can thrive and produce extraordinary products.
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