As engineers, we want to not only build great products but also see them succeed in the marketplace and be embraced by many customers. Successful products and strong brands go hand in hand. But how to build a strong brand? This is a million dollar question, however “touchpoint” is a key element of t...

While teaching product management certificate, I met lots of bright students looking to transition into PM career and got the following question from a lot of them. How to navigate through the catch-22 during the career transition, e.g., engineer->PM, IC->manager (that’s right, this is a career tran...

Want to grow your career and leadership capability? Cognitive Bias is a crucial concept you should deeply understand.

What’s Cognitive Bias?

Click the “play” button below and watch a funny TikTok short video first and then answer a surprising question from me below. 

Question: Why do you find thi...

Round 1: Covid lockdown gave me one punch 👊 in the face in 2020 and added 10 pounds on me.

Round 2: I returned Covid two punches 👊👊 in the face in 2021 and shed 20 pounds.

Asics, Brooks, Garmin, Beats, Trek, Wahoo, Bowflex, Sworkit, and Zwift gave me the power. Friends on Strava, thanks for showin...

It’s that time of year again for the annual ritual. However, let’s take a pause to see how we are doing on it and what we should do differently this year.

Fun Stats: Success Rate

Let’s look at the success rate of keeping the new year resolution over time:

• Day 1, 100% of those who made a new yea
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Skiing black diamond (advanced) is not a big deal for a lot of people. For me, although it’s not the most challenging thing I have done, it is definitely not a piece of cake. Today I eventually got the time and courage to do the black diamond runs at Crystal Mountain....

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Life is like a human hamster wheel that runs faster and faster. At work, there are ample amount of incentives to motivate us to achieve more. After work, there are gazillions of entertainment and media products to compete for our attention. If we don’t take ...

After “hibernating” in his man cave with computers and game consoles the entire winter, Joe decided to bulk up and get his beach body before the summer arrives. He hired a personal trainer Michael. Joe showed up every training session without missing a single one. Michael is such an empathetic and h...

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The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.

– Dean Smith

Knowing the origin of leadership gives you deep understanding of it and helps you be more effective in developing leadership in yourself.

For a while, I’ve been chewing o...

In 5 minute, without being academic and nerdy, let’s use plain language to explain “supply and demand” and how it is applied in many real world situations.

How Does Supply and Demand Work?

We use a simplified economy to understand this. The economy consists of “bottled water” as the product,...