On workplace expectations in a polarized world
What do you do when polarized views affect the expectations of the workplace and ways of working?
Product Tank Stockholm - Has covid Changed Product Management?
Listen to me talking about how the pandemic innovated the way we work at Hemnet to get the best from both physical distance and collaboration.
My main takeaways from The cold start problem
In The Cold Start Problem, Andrew Chen unpacks the dynamics of networked products. He provided me with concrete frameworks and food for thoughts. Here are my takeaways.
Defining a customer-focused product strategy - PMF Europe 2021
Watch me talk about the importance of product strategy and give some concrete tips for a remote roll-out.
4 overlooked product skills to focus on 2022
Everyone talks about discovery, ability to prioritize, business acumen, as important skills to master for PMs. I believe that beyond that there are 4 areas that are fundamental to succeed with any product.
Remote ways of working: Asynchronous ideation
We value diversity in so many ways in product development, yet the most common practice is still to put everyone in the same ”ideation box”. If it sounds really wrong, it is because it is. Here is how we changed how we ideate thanks to the constraints of remote work.
Motivated reasoning: what it is and why you should talk about it with your product teams
While reading about motivated reasoning and the fact that we see the world as we want it to be and not how it is, I couldn’t help but wonder: Could group dynamics in strong and independent product teams feed tribalism that leads us to bias product decisions?
About Focus
Focus is about saying no to good opportunities, not to bad ones. But how do you actually put that in practice?
About frameworks and when to use them
I reflected on frameworks and summarize what worked well and what didn’t for us. Because the key is to not fall in love with one but to mix them all.
How can we be really inclusive in our product choices?
What do you choose for your product: speed of delivery or inclusiveness? And is there a way to have both?
Concrete tips to make remote meetings work
478 days after we started to work fully remote, it is interesting to reflect on how physical distance has transformed our meeting habits in the Hemnet product organization.
Hemnet product development book club - spring/summer 2021
Reading and sharing thoughts on product development is one way we feed our product culture at Hemnet. This is what we have been reading this spring.
The importance of failures - why mistakes are key for product excellence
Why mistakes are the key to success and how to teach your product organization to make them.
Podcast premiere - "The digital twenties" with Killander & Björk
Podcast premiere! I spoke with Killander & Bjork about product development, philosophy, hybrid work, and the new expectations we have on our homes post-pandemic.
Nail it before you scale it: how to think about product-market fit
Some tips to think about when looking for product-market fit and avoid creating shiny products that nobody will use.
My main takeaways from Empowered
In Empowered Marty Cagan and Chris Jones describe the characteristics of product leaders of the most successful organizations in the world. Their description of product leadership is both fantastic and daunting to me. Here are my takeaways
Hemnet is a public company: the beginning of a new journey
To move is to grow. As Hemnet becomes a public company, a new journey begins.
Power Women in tech
Last week I had the great pleasure of being part of Nordnet’s Power women in tech, where together with other five amazing women I shared tips about my career. These are 5 advice that I take with me after listening to these incredible women
Quantity>Quality: a case for broadening your ideas and do not obsess with one
In product development is not about quantity or quality, is it about embracing that quantity will bring the quality of ideas you need.
Product strategy: Unlearning how to communicate in a remote setting
I believe that when working on a product strategy one key element for its success is communication. But how do you do it when a global pandemic has changed the rules of the game? I summarized my unlearning approach in this post.