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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

The discussion reveals how product management has evolved since 1931 and highlights the importance of clear role definition to prevent job frustration. He emphasized the importance of role clarity and how the lack of it often leads to frustrated product managers leaving their positions.

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520: The future of AI in product management – with Mike Todasco

Product Innovation Educators

Rather than imposing a strict interpretation, they allowed different roles to define innovation in ways that made sense for their work. Rather than imposing a strict interpretation, they allowed different roles to define innovation in ways that made sense for their work.

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516: Strategic decision making in product management- with Atif Rafiq

Product Innovation Educators

His ideas proved so impactful as a competitive advantage that they sped his rise at Amazon and later to C-suite positions he held at companies, including McDonald’s as their first Chief Digital Officer, and at Volvo and MGM Resorts. He notes that this phase often determines success or failure.

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527: The truth behind “CEO of the Product” – with Francesca Cortesi

Product Innovation Educators

She positioned herself at the intersection of different functions, collecting input from business stakeholders to define problems, then transmitting requirements to development teams to create solutions. Establishing Expectations Francesca recommended conducting expectation workshops, particularly during key organizational transitions.

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The AI Fueled Product Manager – The Best Version of You

Product Management University

Taking You Out of Your Comfort Zone Get ready, product managers because AI is definitely going to change your job if it hasn’t already, but you’re going to love it! Here’s what you can look forward to that will put you in a stronger position to play offense and direct your product versus managing it where you’re constantly playing defense.

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Expecting Resistance: Handling Stakeholder & Leader Concerns During Product Operating Model Pilot

Product Talk

And they may be in a higher position in the company. Teresa Torres: Definitely. I think people forget that your position carries weight that you don’t always intend. There’s another reason, I think, that leaders kind of gravitate to what they’ve always done, which is: Let me tell you what you should be doing.

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Why Building High TQ is Essential for Product Leaders

People-First Product Leadership

This can lead to multiple life changes as we seek new definitions of success, career shifts, and creative pursuits. They’ve learned to be adaptable, embrace community, and promote positive coping strategies. Organizations and individuals with high TQ are better equipped to surf today’s lifequake.