What Product Managers could do differently in 2008.

What you would do differently in 2008

Harvard Business Review went out on the streets of Boston and interviewed a number of individual and asked what they would do differently next year. Listed below are the key points that managers in the Boston area said.

• Stop procrastinating and be more efficient with their timelines.


• Work harder


• Work less


• Be more assertive


• Find a seconded career


• Make use of their resources and go out and better understand the market and really relate to their clients


• Balance work and home life – be more efficient at work


• Work harder – work smarter and be more considerate with their clients

For me – my immediate aim for 2008 is to efficiently manage the constant flood of e-mails that consumes much of my working day. What’s yours?

The full video interview can be seen at 2008 workplace resolutions.