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Three Ways to Stop Skills Shortages

This article asks how organizations can respond to shortages of critical skills rather than simply compete harder for scarce hires. The product-business…

Doug Ringer ·

Doug Ringer

This published work explores a practical product-business question through the lens of Product Development & Execution.

This article asks how organizations can respond to shortages of critical skills rather than simply compete harder for scarce hires. The product-business implication is to treat capability as a system: develop people, transfer knowledge, redesign work, and use outside expertise where it materially increases execution capacity.

Original publication: Industrial Equipment News

Why it still matters

The underlying leadership question remains relevant: connect customer and market evidence, clear decision rights, and disciplined execution to the business outcome.

Publication context

Originally published by Industrial Equipment News. The date associated with the source record is July 6, 2016.

Publication context

Leadership & Organization

Doug Ringer

Product management is a business role.

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