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Riding Waves: How surfing principles can transform your product leadership

Stephanie Ockerman

In a recent ProdPad webinar, I sat down with Janna Bastow for a fireside chat. This was an opportunity to explore how the principles of [...]

The Leadership Move: Seek clarity instead of chasing certainty

Stephanie Ockerman

We have been taught that we need to have certainty and control - in business and in life. But that's not realistic in complex systems [...]

Beyond ‘Fail Fast’: A Smarter Approach to Innovation

Stephanie Ockerman

In the world of business and innovation, we've been inundated with catchy phrases like "fail fast" and "move fast and break things." These mantras have [...]

Surf Lessons for Leadership: We cannot measure success by how many waves we catch

Stephanie Ockerman

Surfing holds surprising lessons that correlate to leadership in business and all aspects of life. Today's lesson is about measuring success in complex, changing environments.

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Surf Lessons for Leadership: Purposeful Practice Makes Progress

Stephanie Ockerman

Surfing holds surprising lessons that correlate to leadership in business and all aspects of life. Today's lesson is about learning through intentional practice

Surf Lessons for Leadership: You’re not going to think your way into a wave

Stephanie Ockerman

After years of learning to surf, I’ve discovered powerful leadership lessons that apply far beyond the ocean. Today’s lesson is simple but profound: you’re not [...]

5 Key Insights from Agile Leadership Surf Camp

Stephanie Ockerman

2024 ended with my vision becoming reality: A small group of leaders gathered in Costa Rica to experience a unique approach to leadership development – [...]

6 Jedi-level questions to create better goals

Stephanie Ockerman

In a previous article, I wrote about 7 tips for setting more effective goals. The focus of that article is broader, looking at not just [...]

Rethinking Success: Lessons for Leadership and Business

Stephanie Ockerman

Most of us know that you cannot guarantee outcomes or control circumstances in complex, unpredictable environments. However, we still struggle with a desire for control [...]

Riding the Waves of Change: 4 Surf Lessons for Business Agility

Stephanie Ockerman

Ever wonder what riding waves can teach you about leading in a fast-paced business world? Picture this: You're facing massive, unruly waves on a windy [...]

How do I measure success as a Scrum Master?

Stephanie Ockerman

In my experience, understanding how we measure success as a Scrum Master can be challenging. And of course, it’s something Scrum Masters have a strong [...]

Productivity: creative versus reactive leadership

Stephanie Ockerman

I previously wrote about 5 ways productivity culture kills business agility. And that may cause one to wonder if I think that focusing on productivity [...]

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Riding Waves: How surfing principles can transform your product leadership

The Leadership Move: Seek clarity instead of chasing certainty

Beyond ‘Fail Fast’: A Smarter Approach to Innovation

Surf Lessons for Leadership: We cannot measure success by how many waves we catch

Surf Lessons for Leadership: Purposeful Practice Makes Progress

Surf Lessons for Leadership: You’re not going to think your way into a wave

5 Key Insights from Agile Leadership Surf Camp

6 Jedi-level questions to create better goals

Rethinking Success: Lessons for Leadership and Business

Riding the Waves of Change: 4 Surf Lessons for Business Agility

How do I measure success as a Scrum Master?

Productivity: creative versus reactive leadership

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