The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. Shift #1: A leader of leaders The two top things I’ve head people reply to the question “how do I move into Product Leadership?” Moving into product leadership moves you away from the day-to-day hands-on tools and into a primarily coaching role.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 23, 2023

This means demonstrating a deep understanding of the product and the market and articulating a clear vision for its future — a difficult thing to do when you are new to the rule but gets more apparent as time passes. This article was inspired by “The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels” by Michael D.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2020

I recently attended an excellent leadership programme, which led me to reflect more deeply on what makes a stand out leader. Of course, a large part of leadership is about designing good domain strategy & operating models etc, but this article focuses on the more emotive, people elements. Recognition for what they do.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 13, 2021

In the effort to bring the company’s vision into reality, the details matter, often more than the innovation and completeness of the vision itself. Of course, in the process, the vision might be changed or refined, but it most likely wouldn’t be reinvented altogether. This should be your first step into product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 8, 2023

The journey of leadership is, in many ways, a journey toward embracing our incompleteness Recently, I stumbled upon an insightful article by HBR titled “I n Praise of the Incomplete Leader ” and found it strikingly relevant. There were times when the alignment seemed almost impossible, the visions clashing.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This can create tension between product teams and your company leadership or stakeholders —some argue that they can’t coordinate work with the rest of the company without these dates. If you’d like to dive more into the context around this roadmap, you can read the full article here. This doesn’t mean we can’t commit to outcomes.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1] Strategize , 2 nd ed.,

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

As a first-time founder, I have been reflecting a lot on leadership, mindfulness, and how much of a difference it makes in how I work and interact with my team. While a lot can be said on the subject, I’ve focussed on four cornerstones of mindful leadership. The title gives you authority, and people look to you to fulfil this role.

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People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 1, 2023

My career coach, Sabrina Braham, shared an article with me titled “ Majority Of Americans Would Rather Fire their Boss Than Get A Raise ” It’s from 2012, so I did what anyone would do, I asked ChatGPT if there were more recent figures. This realization can make it easier for you to try new approaches.

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Bain Public

MARCH 21, 2020

Demand for Product Management thought leadership is still growing. Here’s a list of our product-centric articles that got syndicated across publishers judged to be the best representative of Product Management thinking. Originally published on ProductCoalition.com What Goes Into a Good Product Roadmap? A Guide to Narrowing your Focus.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 2, 2020

the self-leadership framework A self-leader does everything that a leader should do, but for herself. framework to put her efforts into perspective by focussing on Skills, Attitude, and Mindfulness as the core of her self-leadership practice. What comes to your mind when you think of leadership? She uses the S.A.M.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 16, 2018

Guest article by Glain Roberts-McCabe “She was completely whole and yet never fully complete” ?Maquita Maquita Donyel Irvin One day, I was having lunch with John, a successful CEO of a national retailer. Like most executives in highly pressured sectors, John feels … Continue reading →

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 11, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. For the first two quarters, the area is strategy; for the last two, it is leadership. To analyse your current product management skills, I recommend using the following three subsets: Tactical skills, strategic skills, and leadership skills, as the following picture shows.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. These are the “players” whose input you need to make the right product decisions and progress the product, as I explain in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka.

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

But unfortunately, in many companies, the product leadership team can perpetuate a negative culture — setting up product managers to fail. In essence, the product leadership team are those with influence on the product roadmap. Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 5, 2018

It has been a while since the term Product Leadership has gained widespread adoption in blogs, articles and even books. It represents the intersection between Product Management and Leadership; which, in my point of view, have a lot to do with each other. PS: Doesn’t it sound a lot like leadership? #3

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 11, 2023

Strategic vision Great product managers have a clear vision for the future of their products. They can also translate this vision into a roadmap their teams can execute. They can clearly articulate their vision for the product to various audiences, including executives, engineers, designers, and users.

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Radical Product

MARCH 19, 2021

Photo by Alexas_Fotos on Unsplash Unpacking old myths about what makes a good vision so we can adopt a new, radical approach. We’ve learned that a good vision has to be a BHAG, i.e. a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. In setting a big vision, we set a high-level direction that no one would disagree with. it needs to be radical.

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BrainMates

JANUARY 21, 2019

The Product Leadership struggle is akin to the Entrepreneurship struggle because the role has no clear learning path. Principles are neither the mission or the product’s vision statement, but act similar to lists of dos and don’ts, working to quickly bring about team alignment and improved performance. What are Product Principles?

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Additionally, include health indicators, metrics that measure how healthy your product and team are, as I explain in more detail in the article How to Choose the Right KPIs for Your Product. My article Boost Your Product Leadership Power will help you with this. 1 No Product KPIs.

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Product Management University

JUNE 21, 2021

Don’t confuse leadership and influence with a dictatorship. Strong leadership and influence from product management starts with superior market knowledge. Get people energized with a practical vision that can be executed across the portfolio. Related Articles. It’s a Team Effort. Consider It!

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

This article is about my journey to help yours. Let’s begin with a definition — Transcendent leadership extends beyond conventional notions of success and influence. How can I continuously reinforce the collective vision and purpose, fostering a sense of meaning and fulfillment within the team?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Grow Your Leadership Skills. This includes the following ten capabilities: Formulating an inspiring vision for a product. For example, you might decide that as an intermediate step, you aim to manage a larger product and use this opportunity to develop your leadership skills and understanding of product roles.

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Innovatemap

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some choices are long-standing and are reflected in the product vision, some play into the foundation of a product strategy, and many more reside in the plan to pull it off – the roadmap. Product vision depicts the future the product aims to create and is used to inspire teams and customers.

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Magazine reports that most CEOs read at least a book a week, and this doesn’t include blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos they devour, too. Regardless, the following articles are a must-read for anyone concerned with rolling out the best product in each iteration. Hackernoon published Wayne Chang’s seminal article on user experience.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. The vision guides the user and business goals, which are contained in the product strategy. The vision is the objective, and the product strategy is expressed by the key results.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In this article, you’ll evaluate different SaaS growth models. Create your vision and positioning 4. Each has a different approach to SaaS growth and will significantly impact your company’s product vision and revenue strategy. Here are the five essential steps for any SaaS company seeking market leadership.

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Bain Public

APRIL 15, 2018

There are so many articles about the challenges and stresses of being a Product Manager. But this is an article about your CEO’s duty to set a vision, to define why your company exists. For some product managers, the thought of talking openly about the void left by a missing vision statement is paralyzing. He seems busy.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. PMs need it to develop a compelling product vision and product strategy.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. They lack vision and lead nowhere. Strategic value is about aligning features with the company’s vision and long-term goals. Ready to dive in to learn more? What are the most acute ones?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 14, 2023

From personal agendas to vendettas, individual opinions, power struggles, or politics, numerous factors can make it difficult to get people on board with your vision. PMs are the ones who must define the product’s purpose and articulate its vision. Finally, you will have to demonstrate leadership and resilience along the way.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

Nurture your Relationship with Leadership. Leadership will hold you accountable at all times. PMs often give many presentations, and your leadership team, or CEO if in a start-up — will always be on your tail, as they should be). What features do leadership care about the most? Is the money going to flow in soon?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 14, 2017

product management can either be vision-driven, or it can be execution-driven. You may have read the best books, the most popular articles, spoken to veterans, maybe are even a thought leader. Cover photo by Craig Garner on Unsplash Managing Product, Vision or Execution? The rest are just tools of the trade.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Your job is to get them past difficult choices, lay out the winning strategy and help them achieve the vision. Not to knock the C-suite, they explained their vision well and attempted to coach and direct the organization. As a product strategist, you are the coach for your athletes?—?err err I mean product team, as they execute.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this article, I want to share tips on creating the first version of a career progression framework that fits your team and company, and how to get the most out of it. Beyond project leadership, you must champion the design’s significance, shape a clear vision aligned with business goals, and uplift the team morale.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. Grow Your Leadership Skills. This includes the following ten capabilities: Formulating an inspiring vision for a product. You might also decide to carry out some self-study and read articles and books on (product) leadership or attend a product leadership workshop.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this article, we’re going to unpack what is product management , how it differs from traditional project management, the role it plays in building products that delight your users, and the skills a good product manager must demonstrate to succeed. The main difference between product management and project management is the focus.

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