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What Makes Rover’s Product Model Stand Out

Many companies aspire to be product-led, but few integrate data, experimentation, and customer insights into their strategy as seamlessly as Rover. As the world’s largest network of pet care providers, Rover has built a product operating model that deeply integrates data, experimentation, and customer insights into decision-making and planning.  Adaptivity’s Principal Consultant, Jeff Steinberg, recently…

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Why Product Managers Are Quitting In Droves (And What To Do About It)

The product management role is topping the charts for all the wrong reasons. According to the latest Payscale report, 66% of senior product managers plan to quit within the next six months—making it the #1 profession people want to leave despite commanding high salaries. For a role that’s supposed to be deeply fulfilling and influential,…

Is Hubris Killing Innovation at Your Organization? Why Humility is Key

Is Hubris Killing Innovation at Your Organization? Why Humility is Key

  Innovation is a buzzword that is often thrown around in the business world, but how many companies are truly innovative? Many of the most successful companies we see today have a significant pivot story early in their history. Many of the most successful companies we see today have a significant pivot story early in…

Innovation in a Time of Constant Crisis

Innovation in a Time of Constant Crisis

  Reflecting on 2019, my consulting work had become hyper-focused on helping large enterprise organizations build new capabilities for innovation. The work often took shape in the form of launching an innovation lab, a startup accelerator, and various forms of ‘intrapreneurship’ programs. I was a busy man, and in many cases, clients were achieving real…