An inside look at how CNN builds product

“Equanimity is one of my favorite words it means mental calmness composure evenness of temper especially in Crazy stressful situations”

“it's really the ability to pause before reacting and reactivity is the root cause of so many of our workplace woes and product management frustrations”

“we've developed I think this unique skill of high agency under high pressure and I really think that that skill or combination of skills is…”

“I implemented a system to manage that kind of intake with four different touch points or events so we have weekly demo days working sessions…”

“CNN digital is digital and it's made up of several teams that are structured around a lot of different product areas it includes everything from…”

“it is scripted right so we could only get so close to the real thing but one thing we”

“each one is different but it's a crazy amount of stuff and information you can gather in such a short span of time because it…”

“politics and election season CNN is is Super Bowl like times 100 and so we have to be you know all hands on deck”

“where our new platform saved the day even though it wasn't fully ready but that just goes to show we think about that kind of…”

“the news product Alliance was formed during the pandemic in 2020 I Believe by several media and news Executives who had been there and done…”

“last year we kicked off a mentorship Network in which we had about 400 people apply there's we accepted 150 mentees from across the world…”

“what's something that would not exist without your initiative”

“the whole point of the question is like do you have and can you exhibit High agency”

“take brushing your teeth can you brush your teeth and just brush your teeth and when you're brushing your teeth you are engaging all of…”

“it's called insight timer the free version is amazing”

“one mindfulness in plain English two how to win friends that influence people”

“it's the new product development game published by Harvard Business Review in 1986”

“since our editors and our journalists our customers we're there to serve their needs but they are not here to serve our needs they have…”

“sometimes that buffer is a day or two and sometimes it's a week or a month and sometimes when we think we need a buffer…”

“we used to call them user testing sessions but decided to move away from that and just call them working sessions”

“we usually do three to six of them depending on the size of the group before the team is actually onboarded for two hours per…”

“I've made it a point to bring in my tech lead and Engineers along for this product Discovery Ride and that's definitely been a game…”

“it's so important to think of your engineers as partners and not just resources and when they are embedded you know into the process right…”

“the ability to pause before we acting is the key to mindful communication and being a successful product manager”

“the priority should be to listen and I think that is one of the most important things I've learned”