Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 27, 2025

For more: Lenny’s Podcast | How I AI | Lennybot | Lenny’s Reads | Courses | Swag Subscribe now Annual subscribers now get a free year of Bolt, Perplexity Pro, Notion, Superhuman, Linear, Granola, and more. Leadership impacts virtually all worker sentiment dimension s. Workers with extremely effective leadership are 8.2

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BrainMates

MAY 28, 2025

Influential Leadership. Theyre what positions product managers (PMs) to deliver long-term value and carve out strategic influence in their organisations. Influential Leadership Credibility without authority Drive alignment across complexity Story and trust The power to guide and align others without formal authority.

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People-First Product Leadership

APRIL 30, 2025

job seekers for every open position, breaking the old "career ladder". A - Audience, assess your position with colleagues, stakeholders, and leadership (skills, impact, satisfaction). There’s no one-size-fits-all path to strategic leadership. The pressure is real. Today's job market isn't making transitions easier.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MARCH 18, 2025

Subscribe now For more: Lennybot | Podcast | Courses | Hiring | Swag My first-ever deep dive a few months ago into which companies accelerate PM careers most led to a lot of great feedback and ideas, so I’m back with a follow-up, going one level deeper into the question: Which companies produce the best product managers? Read more

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This was one such situation — the product leadership team agreed and memorialized the decision that our product was bloated, and we needed to streamline it. Instead, they decided to play subversive spy games and convince executive leadership that we needed so many new capabilities that we had to scrap our plans for deletion.

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Userpilot

APRIL 24, 2025

Someone who thrives in cross-functional environments and can influence senior leadership through data-driven insights. Experience in influencing senior leadership through data-driven insights. An individual adept at owning and driving roadmap strategy and definition, with a track record of end-to-end product delivery.

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People-First Product Leadership

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this article, which originally appeared in Mind the Product , I share 5 strategies to master product leadership in 2025. People-First Leadership is a reader-supported publication. When you’re on a bike, you’re constantly adjusting resistance based on the class or terrain, just like we adapt our leadership approach.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 6, 2025

For more: Lenny’s Podcast | How I AI | Lennybot | Lenny’s Reads | Courses | Swag Subscribe now Annual subscribers now get a free year of Perplexity Pro, Notion, Superhuman, Linear, Granola, and more. ” and “Whose opinion does the leadership team value most?” What’s the history behind this position?

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Moreover, I would argue that designers are often in a less favourable position, as they typically lack both the final decision-making power (like managers) and the responsibility for implementing the agreed-upon solution (like engineers). Of course, the latter are rarely product designers. This dynamic creates the first blindspot.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JUNE 15, 2025

Send your team weekly summaries with verbatim quotes from leadership meetings plus your interpretation of why they said it. When you disagree with leadership decisions, go through the “What if I’m wrong?” Use “magic questions” to decode how people think: Make statements ending with “Do you agree?”

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A person without a formal leadership title. They are a great fit for the positions above and for your company, especially when the position is a data-related one Spencer Koo Spencer Koo. Skills AI/ML integration, product strategy, SaaS platforms, data analytics, cross-functional leadership, and agile execution.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 4, 2025

Expect a high-level discussion of your background relevant to the role and what you’re looking for in your next position. Study with Exponent’s Software Engineering Interviews course. Study with Exponent’s System Design Interviews course. Study with Exponent’s Data Science Interviews course.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This knowledge area covers: Developing and implementing product strategies Aligning product roadmaps with business objectives Identifying and prioritizing market opportunities Competitive analysis and positioning By mastering strategic thinking, product managers can ensure that their efforts contribute to the overall success of their organization.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

At Gen AI Works, he leads initiatives that help millions of professionals worldwide understand and apply AI in their industries, developing resources, courses, and strategic programs that enhance accessibility to this transformative technology.

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Sequent Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Each area builds upon the others, creating a comprehensive framework for leadership through influence. You can’t dictate to anyone because you don’t have positional power like a CEO might. Therefore, the next three areas are important to consider. This is where building credibility becomes essential.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 21, 2025

Subscribe now For more: Lennybot | Podcast | Swag | Hire your next product leader | My favorite courses I’ve always been fascinated by what tools people choose to use in their work. VS Code has established a strong position among engineers, with a 48% adoption rate. Today, with insights from over 6,500 of you (thank you!

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Productside

APRIL 30, 2025

Productside | Product Management Courses & Training Your Product Management Career Isn’t Dead (But It Might Need a Rethink) If youve scrolled LinkedIn lately, youve seen the headlines: AI is coming for your job. Invest in your positioning. Product roles are being cut. Entire teams, downsized. You are a product, too.

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Arkenea

JULY 8, 2025

In the absence of in-house leadership, find an objective technical consultant–someone who has a great track record of building scalable products. We’ve had to respond to market shifts and learnings along the way, of course, but the WHY we are doing this had always remained the same. #7

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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

You'll learn how to: Influence decisions without formal authority Transform rigid hierarchies into adaptive collaborations Introduce positive organizational change, even in resistant environments Are you ready to become the person who inspires without needing a title? Ask yourself, how can I lead from my current position?

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UX Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

That initiative was a calculated yet risky investment from leadership, and the controlling group of the organization. For the sake of this article and for the sake of being succinct, here’s what I’ve observed and learnt from all my years in working in software design and releasing multiple products to market.

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UX Planet

JUNE 13, 2025

During hiring, the role might have been pitched as the first of many design positions to come, but that “many” may never materialize. That’s why working in an industry you’re passionate about is crucial for moving from a supportive to a core position. At first, being the only designer can even feel liberating.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

JPMorganChase Interview Process JPMorgan Chase has a fairly standard interview process, but JPMC notes that it differs for each position, so your process may vary slightly from what is explained here. Study with Exponent’s Software Engineering Interviews course. Study with Exponent’s System Design Interviews course.

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UX Planet

JUNE 30, 2025

These are significant positive outcomes. Critically, bank leadership is on board — according to an Ernst & Young survey, “nearly every bank’s board now stamps ‘yes’ on generative AI” initiatives. institutions given their scale and technological leadership. With such figures, U.S.

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Business of Software Conference

APRIL 9, 2025

Over lunch, Birds of a Feather discussions sparked conversations about growth, leadership and the future of SaaS. Sara Gordon delivered a masterclass on emotion-driven positioning using the Seven Deadly Sins. David Pereira gave a no-fluff framework for product discovery that puts outcomes over output. Did you missed BoS Europe?

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Business Acumen Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

You can, of course, take pictures of those and download them. There are high potential leadership development programs But if we look a little bit more deeply into the organization, let’s assume all those great high potential people become the future C suite people, who’s gonna move into those next higher level jobs.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

👋 Check out our complete Data Engineer Interview Course. " Be ready to discuss any short tenure on your resume with honest, positive explanations. They're not as common as in data analyst or data scientist positions. Covering these core topics thoroughly is a course in itself.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 5, 2025

🧠 Check out our complete data analytics interview prep course. ✅ Shows leadership, business impact, and technical depth. Results-Driven Summary The title immediately communicates the leadership role. Positions candidate for a leadership role in data strategy. ✅ Uses metrics to prove success.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 28, 2017

I still get a buzz out of knowing my team has moved a number or nudged a behaviour in a positive way, through the art of product management.” For me, over the course of a year, 26 two-week sprints would drive me mad,” Jamie laughs. In return, Jamie regularly shares insights and future plans.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 25, 2024

How product managers can empower their teams Today we are talking about how product leaders can create more effective teams by using a people-first leadership approach. Her approach to product leadership empowers individuals, fosters collaboration, and connects with people in an authentic way. It’s a great icebreaker.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Leadership Product Management Roles Product Director As one of the first tiers of product management leadership, prior experience in leadership is not usually required as this role can be an introduction to a management role for many. Learn more: The Leadership Side Of Product Management – What Does It Really Mean?

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

You consequently don’t have any transactional power : You cannot tell people what to do; you cannot assign tasks to them; and you are typically not in a position to offer a bonus, pay raise, or other incentives. What’s more, do not de-prioritise your leadership work even when push comes to shove and you are pressed for time.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

You consequently don’t have any transactional power : You cannot tell people what to do; you cannot assign tasks to them; and you are typically not in a position to offer a bonus, pay raise, or other incentives. What’s more, do not de-prioritise your leadership work even when push comes to shove and you are pressed for time.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

A Product manager tasked to lead and manage her team while still providing product management capabilities; that was my position when I was selected to be part of the product mentorship program and paired with Amanda Ralph, my new mentor. The Search Inside yourself book provides a great practical introduction to mindful leadership.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 29, 2024

How to become an emotionally fit product leader We are talking about mental health for product managers and leaders—specifically product managers moving into leadership roles and those who are already in leadership roles. We’ll call this emotionally fit leadership. We’ll call this emotionally fit leadership.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track. Well, of course, they know what a staff engineer is, but I didn’t actually know what a staff engineer was. How do we fix it?”

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

Not every company has seen all these changes, but by and large I think it's been a positive push forward and I'm proud of where we've come from and where we have gotten to. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy." 2019: "Duh, of course I want my people talking to customers.

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Product Management University

JANUARY 18, 2022

The leadership side of product management reaches its pinnacle when you have the complete trust of executives, marketing, sales, engineering, finance, customer success, and customers. Product management leadership comes in two flavors. You might even be in a position to influence and shape “the finance department of the future.”.

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