Justin R. Meats

This past weekend, I completed the first of my two Wood Badge weekends, Scouting America’s premier leadership training for adults. Before signing up, I honestly didn’t know much about Wood Badge. I knew my mom had completed it many years ago, that she was a Buffalo, and, according to her, the Buffaloes were the best. So there was something extra special about following in her footsteps and experiencing a Scouting tradition that had been part of her own Scouting journey. As I’ve gotten back into Scouting over the past few years, I’ve begun to see how much Scouting taught me without realizing it as a youth. Wood Badge reinforced that for me. Scouting and Leadership Throughout the weekend, we worked with leadership concepts that I’ve used throughout my professional career. We spent time on Tuckman’s Stages of Team Development: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. We explored DISC and how different communication and behavioral styles affect the way people work together. We also spen...

I'm so proud of Isaac and his love of serving others! He’s on the cover of this month’s Tri-Village Magazine for his service with UA Village, helping older adults in our community. It’s great to see him recognized for something he genuinely enjoys doing and for the difference he’s making in our community. Read: Upper Arlington student serves older adults in his community

  For anyone looking for a job, here are some resources, the most important of which is the book Never Search Alone: A Job Seeker’s Playbook by Phyl Terry.

October is ADHD Awareness Month, and I want to share my journey accepting ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) in hopes that it can help someone else on their journey.  

Do you think you or someone you know has ADHD?  See how many of the symptoms listed here represent your experiences.

  I shared my job search journey tonight at ProductTank Columbus with a talk titled Finding Candidate Market Fit: Tips for Job Seekers and Hiring Managers . I created this post to share the resources I mentioned tonight.

Continuous Discovery Habits is one of the most practical books for product teams. Use these resources to help your team improve their customer discovery skills and build products that provide value to your customers and business.

As a product leader and infinite learner, I've discovered that learning is not just reading a book (10%) but also learning from others (20%) and implementing those insights (70%). Reading a book together allows you to read, learn from each other, and be accountable for applying what you have learned. This can help upskill the whole team or community of practice (CoP) and establish a common vernacular. Here are some recommendations for starting a book club with your team or community of practice.

I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Product for Product Podcast to share my product teams' experience with Mircosoft Teams.

This is the fourth and final chapter of a handwritten book by my great-grandaunt, Jo Baginski. It covers the Ullivelli family, primarily Julius Ullivelli and his four kids Julius, Louis, Amalia, and Dorothy.