Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 6, 2025

Known for her surgical writing style and no-BS frameworks, Wes returns to the pod to deliver a tactical master class on becoming a sharper, more persuasive communicator—at work, in meetings, and across your career. Even executives who seem rushed need 30 to 60 seconds of context for why this matters now.

CTO Coach

The Product Manager Coach Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Highlight Relevant Experience: Share examples of similar challenges youve tackled in the past to build confidence. Tailor Your Communication: Adapt your messaging for different audiences, whether its engineering teams or senior leadership. Use it to identify impactful actions that demonstrate your ability to deliver results.

Data Visualization

Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 14, 2025

So I’ve been on the hunt for a framework that actually helps you measure and increase your velocity. Core 4 pulls everything they’ve learned from working with thousands of teams into a single unified developer productivity framework. Still, even with these useful frameworks, many organizations feel lost. .”

Product Research

Product Management University

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Now all you have to do is ask AI to format the information into something thats easily consumable for your stakeholder audience and do it in the proper tone, for example, formal corporate speak, or a more conversational voice. Then our clients can start using them to direct their products from more of a leadership position versus reactionary.

Product Management

Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

First, as a coach who offers strategy and leadership guidance to the person in charge of the product. Here are two examples of how the system in Figure 1 follows this principle. You can therefore use both frameworks together. [3] There are two effective ways in which the individual can be involved.

Systems Review

The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2025

Saying no to leadership Prioritizing customer needs over politics Aligning cross-functional teams These challenges do not reflect a lack of skill. They require balancing diplomacy, data, and leadership under pressure. Most PMs struggle with three things at some point.

Customer Satisfaction

People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, the growing emphasis on AI prompted my transition into AI-integrated coaching. Career Transition Compound Effect Framework At the heart of successful career transitions lies what I call the Career Transition Compound Effect (CTCE). Throughout my career, statistics have directly influenced my career decisions.

Data Visualization

BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

One of the critical tools that can help product managers improve customer satisfaction is the SERVQUAL model or Customer Service Gap model , a framework for identifying and addressing gaps in service delivery. For example, you may have misaligned roadmaps or inconsistent feature prioritisation that doesn’t reflect customer expectations.

Data Visualization

People-First Product Leadership

JULY 8, 2025

Translation: most of your leadership moves happen before your conscious mind can say, "Is this still useful?" I recommend updating your leadership OS. This week, we’re diving into science-backed frameworks. The implications for leadership are significant. You're not alone. Layoffs are continuing. Conditioning, 2.

Leadership

BrainMates

JUNE 17, 2025

The issue isn’t the framework. A leadership team wants sharper focus. OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal-setting framework used by teams and organisations to align effort with strategic priorities. Visibility isn’t just for leadership. Most teams adopt OKRs to improve focus, alignment, and impact. Start small.

Systems Review

Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Below, you’ll find what I believe is the most actionable, specific, and straightforward framework for crafting a strategy, for both your product and your company. As Chandra shares below, his framework sits on top of the best strategy wisdom out there (e.g. So we teamed up to make that happen.

Strategy

Lenny Rachitsky

OCTOBER 31, 2024

38:09 ) Question three: Why does my job feel so frustrating? ( 43:29 ) Question four: Am I really listening? (

B2B

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The SpaceX Raptor engines are a great example. 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. Value targets so enticing that executive leadership wouldn’t dare vote them down. They never work. I was pissed.

Roadmap

Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 20, 2025

After stepping down a few weeks ago, he’s spending his newfound time crystallizing his most important leadership lessons learned over the past decade. Sadly, the organizational and senior leadership failure to even recognize the major role change is rampant. That’s gone too. Every few weeks, new projects are planned.

Weak Development Team

UX Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, when a citizen fills out an online application to renew their driving license, the application is reviewed by an agent or case officer who processes it further. This is an example of a frontstage participant directly interacting with the citizen. These partners play crucial roles in the success of the project.

Data Visualization

Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Ranch and Dexter Bourbon Distillery, Hall discovered that successful innovation requires a bottom-up transformation focusing first on empowering frontline employees to fix inefficiencies (“stop the stupid”), then enabling middle managers to improve systems, and finally allowing leadership to pursue bigger strategic innovations.

Systems Review

The Product Manager Coach Blog

MAY 27, 2025

The LEAP Framework: Your Empathy Toolkit So how do you actually practice empathy in the moment, especially when tensions are high? Let me introduce you to the LEAP Framework. Example: In a planning meeting when an engineers venting about scope creep, hold back and let them get it out. What is LEAP? Dont jump in to solve yet.

Product Management

BrainMates

AUGUST 4, 2025

To create more flexible growth pathways, product leaders can explore: Cross-team skills frameworks: These may sit within the realm of product e.g., product, data, design & engineering, or better yet, may cross into other business professions like marketing, finance and operations.

Customer Experience

Tyner Blain

MAY 26, 2025

Here’s an example – think about enabling on-the-go order-status checking for your customer. Let’s look at a concrete example for this abstract concept. You have a framework for deciding if “the way” is a good one, and you can compare different approaches and choose the best one. Increase capacity.

Customer Experience

Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

How product managers use Jobs-To-Be-Done to create products customers love Watch on YouTube TLDR In this episode, I explain the Jobs-To-Be-Done (JTBD) framework, a powerful approach to understanding customer needs and developing successful products. The Classic Milkshake Story McDonald’s wanted to sell more milkshakes.

User Testing

People-First Product Leadership

MAY 14, 2025

This is your natural leadership state, which is often obscured by other parts. You navigate the challenge with clarity, openness, and authentic leadership presence. All key aspects of effective leadership. This shift allows for more thoughtful and effective leadership guidance, leading to better team dynamics and outcomes.

Development Team Review

Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 27, 2025

Unlike traditional employees who often work within established frameworks, serial innovators approach challenges with a fundamentally different mindset. While processes alone don’t guarantee breakthrough innovations, they provide essential frameworks for structured thinking and exploration.

Research Software

People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

That experience taught me a key lesson about influence: Leadership isn’t a one-person show—it’s a social process. The Direction, Alignment, and Commitment (DAC) framework from the Center for Creative Leadership is a game-changer for making an impact - no matter your role. Revisit the DAC example above.

Feedback Software

Userpilot

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If youre ready to move beyond quick fixes and build a sustainable product management framework, this is exactly what well show you from our first-hand experience! For example, if we continue with the high churn problem: Users churn after the core feature was overhauled. They no longer experience value from it.

Feedback Software

Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Product Talk (through our training business) and Hope Gurions Fearless Product (through her leadership coaching program) are often brought in to help with these transformations. I think you’ve settled on a nice, simple framework for evaluating what needs to be in place to indicate you’re ready to change.

Product Research

Modus Create

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Organizations must establish rigorous governance frameworks to mitigate these risks, ensuring GenAI is used responsibly and aligned with ethical standards. For example, if you do a lot of in-house development, Scott suggests exploring tools that can help with code development and code review. Digital transformation efforts are 5.8

Reporting Tools

UX Planet

JUNE 30, 2025

For example, Bank of America (US) announced its clients reached 26 billion digital interactions in 2024 (a 12% year-over-year increase), including 676 million interactions with its AI virtual assistant “Erica.” For example, Europe’s stricter regulatory environment (e.g., In the UK, NatWest’s AI assistant, “Cora,” handled 11.2

Data Visualization

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

  Top JPMorganChase Interview Questions These are examples of real interview questions asked at JPMorgan Chase as reported by candidates. Prepare to answer questions in this round using the STAR framework , and create a story bank of examples that align with JPMC's core values ahead of time.

Reporting Tools

Business of Software Conference

JUNE 30, 2025

The Simple Storytelling Framework To implement effective storytelling, Stephen introduces a simple framework built on three key components: Three Audiences, Four Questions, and Three Stories. For example, businesses worry about being left behind by AI. The 3 Audiences: You need stories ready for. What’s at Stake?

Differentiation

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 23, 2025

By the end of this guide, you’ll have a high-level framework for approaching every round with clarity, confidence, and structure. Role Focus Skills Examples Machine Learning Building and tuning ML models and systems. - ” 🧠 Tip : Use examples from past projects and explain trade-offs like a teacher, not a textbook.

Data Visualization

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

For example, when a customer changes their address, you must decide whether to overwrite the old address (Type 1), add a new row to preserve history (Type 2) or store limited historical information in additional columns (Type 3). Example Scenario For instance, you might be tasked with designing a data warehouse for an e-commerce platform.

Data Visualization

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 5, 2025

This is an example of a data analyst IC resume. This is an example of a data analyst manager resume. ✅ 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.

Data Visualization

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 20, 2025

Why this resume works Strong Leadership Focus: This resume highlights significant leadership roles, such as scaling teams from under 100 to over 6,000 employees and generating $600M in revenue.   The framework can look like this:  Who are you? 👋 Data Engineer Resume Reviews : Request a resume review.

Data Visualization

Mind the Product

AUGUST 28, 2017

Our integration with ticket platform Eventbrite is one prime example, as is our own mobile app.” He thinks a product manager should be allowed to be flexible with the framework they use, “ultimately it’s about shipping, and you know if you’re shipping or not”.

Analytic Tools

Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[ It is therefore called assigned leadership.[

Leadership

Product Talk

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Stepping into your first product leadership role is a major change. We often hear about this transition from members of the Continuous Discovery Habits community who are new to leadership roles and either write in with questions or step in to share their experiences. The list got pretty long quickly—like 20 issues,” says Trevor.

Product Research

Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

The following tips will help you with this: Empathise with the individuals and make an effort to understand their perspectives, needs, and interest, for example, by practicing active listening. The stakeholders come from different business units, for example, marketing, sales, support, and service for a commercial product.

Leadership