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From Product Management Back to Strategy

The Product Coalition

You had to walk a long way before you could enter product management, and when you did — it was a senior role already. As the product management profession matured, additional levels were naturally added to the career ladder, including junior ones. That’s what your real goal should be, and that’s what should keep you up at night.

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Empathy -- Lead with your EARS and not with your MOUTH

Bain Public

At times, that requires a lot of diplomacy and emotional agility. Encourage them to talk about their product ideas. Soft skills are what separates great product leaders from mediocre product leaders. Leadership is going to be wrong sometimes. with emotions, egos, unique styles, and different goals?—?the

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The Right People in the Right Roles

The Product Bistro

Often, product managers are expected to wear multiple hats, in particular to play Product Owner for the Scrum team, to be the business owner or the true Product Management function, and to be the outbound marketing expert and wear the Product Marketing hat. But it was never a primary focus.

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