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What product managers can learn from jazz musicians

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Please Make Yourself Uncomfortable – What product managers can learn from jazz musicians

Please Make Yourself Uncomfortable

Ken Norton's talk at Mind the Product starts with Ella Fitzgerald forgetting the lyrics of « Mack the Knife » on stage in 1960 and improvising, with her band following. From Miles Davis recording Kind of Blue to Duke Ellington pushing his musicians, he draws lessons for product teams: get uncomfortable, listen carefully, and build the psychological safety that turns mistakes into opportunities.

Source: Ken Norton (Bring the Donuts)

First published on LinkedIn on June 17, 2016. View the original post

Franck Debane helps large companies build new ventures with Forward Partners: about a hundred programmes in more than 50 companies since 2012. He wrote Passez en mode startup (Eyrolles, 2021) and organises the Lead Innovation Day.