Fortune’s Path: the Blog

Our collection of ideas and tools for building great products and leading a life founded on love. Because the best way to get rich is to help others.

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Why “Authenticity” Is A Useless Business Virtue, and How Accountability Is The Key To Customer Love and Loyalty

By tracing the evolution of the concept of “authenticity,” we uncover its ambiguous, fickle definition and argue it is a useless virtue. Virtues should offer tangible standards with which to measure ourselves, which is why we emphasize accountability and community as virtues to strive for in order to show your customers love and build their loyalty.

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How to Keep Product Managers from Going Extinct: Thoughts on Marty Cagan’s Transformed

In his recent book “Transformed” Marty Cagan believes that product management can be at the center of business transformation, which here means the process of becoming a better, more innovative, and therefore more successful company. I agree, but not for the reasons Marty outlines. Successful business transformations are when principle drives behavior, not processes or checklists. While his thesis is spot-on, there are more practical, workable ways to bring about business transformation.

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Leadership Styles in Product Management

Over years of working with a range of tech leaders from all walks of life, Fortune’s Path has identified four leadership styles: the Finder, the Maker, the Delegator and the Decider. Most people use a combination of styles, but one or two tend to dominate. We take a closer look at each one.

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