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You Cannot Pivot a Bad Product into a Good One
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 8/9/24 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 8/9/24

You Cannot Pivot a Bad Product into a Good One

A pivot is not a magic trick—it’s a calculated move based on real traction.

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My takeaways from the Leader’s journey
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/15/24 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 7/15/24

My takeaways from the Leader’s journey

If you want to be a successful leader, start by knowing yourself.

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Operate like the best or operate like the rest?
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 7/4/24 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 7/4/24

Operate like the best or operate like the rest?

Navigating the heated debate on companies’s approach to product development. My take is striving for excellence while adapting principles to fit real-world contexts.

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Mindfulness for product people: gain perspective, make better decisions
Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 6/20/24 Product Leadership Francesca Cortesi 6/20/24

Mindfulness for product people: gain perspective, make better decisions

Observing and then acting intentionally, instead of reacting, is the key to good decision-making. How do you get there? Through mindfulness.

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Customer-Focused vs. Disruption-Driven: Identifying Your Innovation Drivers
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 6/6/24 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 6/6/24

Customer-Focused vs. Disruption-Driven: Identifying Your Innovation Drivers

Identify what drives your innovation—solving customer problems or staying ahead of disruptions.

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Productized: a conversation about values and decision-making
Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 5/21/24 Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 5/21/24

Productized: a conversation about values and decision-making

The really hard skills in product are the soft skills!

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Refocus Your Prioritization Matrix Towards Time to ROI
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 5/15/24 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 5/15/24

Refocus Your Prioritization Matrix Towards Time to ROI

Why It's Time to Redefine Your Prioritization Matrix Toward ROI

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HOW TO: make continuous discovery part of your development processes
Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 5/10/24 Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 5/10/24

HOW TO: make continuous discovery part of your development processes

Hear me talk about how to integrate discovery into each product development phase, embed it in your OKRs, and make it a team sport.

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Redefining Productivity: what insights from remote work and speed layers can teach us
Product Development Francesca Cortesi 4/29/24 Product Development Francesca Cortesi 4/29/24

Redefining Productivity: what insights from remote work and speed layers can teach us

My key takeaways on the future of remote work, and how to best balance speed and planning in a product organization.

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My main takeaways from Drive
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 4/12/24 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 4/12/24

My main takeaways from Drive

Keeping motivation high is crucial for leadership and self-development, but how can we incorporate key drivers in the workplace? After reading Drive, here is my take on it.

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The Stockholm CPO conference 2024
Talks & Interviews, Latest Francesca Cortesi 4/3/24 Talks & Interviews, Latest Francesca Cortesi 4/3/24

The Stockholm CPO conference 2024

I was on the stage of the Stockholm CPO Conference with some of the sharpest product minds in Stockholm.

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Dogmas: can your company unspoken truths limit its innovation?
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 3/21/24 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 3/21/24

Dogmas: can your company unspoken truths limit its innovation?

Do you ever stop to question the unspoken truths that surround you?

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Setting a product organization up for success - Scandinavian Product Newsletter
Latest, Product Leadership, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 3/15/24 Latest, Product Leadership, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 3/15/24

Setting a product organization up for success - Scandinavian Product Newsletter

Excited to have joined Afonso Malo Franco in his "Product In Practice" series where he highlights the best product leaders in Scandinavia.

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Time to market: balancing speed and confidence
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 2/27/24 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 2/27/24

Time to market: balancing speed and confidence

Speed or confidence, what is your Northstar for product execution?

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The Hemnet growth story - Property Portal Watch 2023
Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 2/5/24 Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 2/5/24

The Hemnet growth story - Property Portal Watch 2023

Join me as I dive into Hemnet’s extraordinary growth journey in this opening keynote.

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Rethinking deadlines
Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/27/24 Latest, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 1/27/24

Rethinking deadlines

Can deadlines be used as not just commitment tools but also as facilitators of creativity?

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Make your roadmap the prototype of your strategy - Talking Roadmaps Podcast
Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 1/8/24 Latest, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 1/8/24

Make your roadmap the prototype of your strategy - Talking Roadmaps Podcast

I am in the Talking Roadmap podcast sharing my biggest learnings and mistakes around roadmaps

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Applied product principles: achieving decision making at scale
Latest, Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 11/26/23 Latest, Product In Practice, Product Development Francesca Cortesi 11/26/23

Applied product principles: achieving decision making at scale

A concrete example of how we used  product principles to streamline decisions in a growing product organization.

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Lessons learned by building a successful product organization - A conversation with Egon Zehnder
Latest, Product Leadership, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 10/30/23 Latest, Product Leadership, Talks & Interviews Francesca Cortesi 10/30/23

Lessons learned by building a successful product organization - A conversation with Egon Zehnder

In a conversation with Sara Najafi from Egon Zehnder, I went through three key factors to building thriving product organizations.

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The power of starting: the art of taking actions to drive success
Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 10/17/23 Latest, Books reviews Francesca Cortesi 10/17/23

The power of starting: the art of taking actions to drive success

Forward motion is an asset, for your and your business growth. But why is it that we often struggle to initiate action?

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