Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Leveraging AI in Product Development: A Practical Approach Mike shares examples of how AI is transforming product development, starting with his own daily interactions with tools like Claude and ChatGPT. His examples demonstrate the versatility of AI in both personal and professional contexts.

Artificial Inteligence

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

Product Talk

JULY 9, 2025

And today, we’re going to look at the same topic, but from a leadership and stakeholder standpoint. And they may be in a higher position in the company. I run these monthly product leadership discussions , and I think they’re all about missing strategic context. For example, we’re interviewing customers.

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. AI has put you in the best position to do that in a fraction of the time it would take you otherwise.

Product Management

Product Management University

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Staples of the Product Manager Job Description Most product management job descriptions still list responsibilities for vision, strategy, customer discovery, growth mindset, thought leadership, etc., only to be followed by things like writing detailed product specifications, orchestrating sprints, and so on. Here’s the honest truth.

Product Management

UX Planet

DECEMBER 25, 2024

I remember sitting in a leadership meeting as the UX leader, and out of nowhere, someone asked, Jas, whats the Return On Investment, aka ROI, on UX? This example highlights the human ROI, the value of UX that goes beyondmoney. I know I am. I mean, how do you financially measure something thats intertwined with human behaviour?

UX

People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They’ve learned to be adaptable, embrace community, and promote positive coping strategies. Share People-First Leadership How Leaders Should be Thinking About TQ As Scott Belsky describes it, we’re now in a time of “ scaling without growing.” People-First Leadership is a reader-supported publication.

Technical Review

Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Let’s use “sending out a meeting summary” as an example action item from a meeting. Shower them with positivity. ” For example, if a UX writer identifies an impending design conflict and corrals multiple product teams to reconcile it, make sure they know how much you appreciate their leadership. .”

Product Research

BrainMates

MAY 26, 2025

For example, if you sell dog grooming kits, youll want to include other companies that sell similar kits in your region. Step 4: Summarise Competitor Strategy and Positioning Once youve gathered your data, organise it into a simple comparison table. Compare this analysis to your product strategy and positioning.

Data Visualization

Tyner Blain

MARCH 2, 2025

Leadership tells us the big projects they’ve decided to do, it’s up to us to elaborate and execute.” Here’s an example – A company is growing by acquisition, and is now faced with the integration / consolidation of two different products. “I don’t get to set the direction.

Customer Experience

Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 27, 2025

Our analysis examines several dimensions of tech worker sentiment, including career outlook, role satisfaction, burnout, quitting intentions, career path clarity, leadership effectiveness, work setup preferences, and more. Leadership impacts virtually all worker sentiment dimension s. Workers with extremely effective leadership are 8.2

Technical Review

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.

Technical Review

Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

First, as a coach who offers strategy and leadership guidance to the person in charge of the product. The business goals, finally, state the positive impact the product should achieve for the business. Here are two examples of how the system in Figure 1 follows this principle.

Systems Review

People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, the growing emphasis on AI prompted my transition into AI-integrated coaching. Pivot 3: Product Manager to AI-Integrated Leadership Coach AI Integration Strategies: Personalized AI-Powered Assessments : Advise Wizly on data twins to attract and retain participants as well as clients. to offer 24/7 coaching services.

Data Visualization

BrainMates

JUNE 22, 2025

The Growth Stage of the Product Lifecycle (Part 3) By Jana Paulech At a Glance The growth stage of the product lifecycle begins after achieving product-market fit, requiring sustained exponential growth and a strong, evolving value proposition and positioning to capture and expand the target market. market share growth). Starbucks).

User Testing

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. ” Our work helped him believe a positive future was possible, and the type of company he sought became clearer. The implications for leadership are significant.

Leadership

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 6, 2025

When you position yourself as the solution to their challenges—not just another candidate—the power dynamic shifts immediately. Let’s break down exactly how to execute each step with real examples from leaders I’ve worked with who have used this approach to dramatically increase their compensation.

Development Team Review

UX Planet

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For example, the more technical the product, the larger the designers technology gap that must be filled by an engineer. One example is design equifinality the idea that there can be multiple valid ways to solve a design task. This dynamic creates the first blindspot. In addition to knowledge gaps, there are less obvious blind spots.

Technical Advisors

BrainMates

JULY 2, 2025

Real-life examples show how a freemium launch becomes a success story with the right structure, mindset, and tools like monday dev by monday.com Because in today’s product world, collaboration isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s a strategic advantage. This is where strong leadership and the right tools can make all the difference.

Product Research

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

UX Planet

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, at Spotify , the company faced significant challenges in monetizing its services despite having millions of users. I share insights, offer mentorship, and guide job seekers in building compelling portfolios, preparing for interviews, and positioning themselves for growth opportunities. Much love and appreciation No 7.

Customer Experience

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. Come prepared with examples that align with Discord’s values. Can you provide an example of how you manage conflict? For example, the coding interview questions are usually of medium difficulty. 

Reporting Tools

BrainMates

AUGUST 4, 2025

This frequently comes from the example and culture set by leadership. Taking positive steps in the areas above can help to change the narrative on what career progression means to a more relevant context for the current state of product careers.

Customer Experience

Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 21, 2025

VS Code has established a strong position among engineers, with a 48% adoption rate. As you just read, Figma is where design work happens, so FigJam has an advantage that could force Miro out of its leadership spot in future years. For example, most respondents use more than one AI assistant, based on each assistant’s strengths.

Data Visualization

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?

Feedback Software

Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 11, 2025

Strategy is an integrated set of choices that uniquely positions the firm in its industry so as to create sustainable advantage and superior value relative to the competition. Take, for example, the Bounty paper towel brand. All successful how-to-win choices boil down to one of the two approaches: cost leadership or differentiation.

User Testing

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2025

Our new CX Score is the perfect example. This required a mindset shift for both the wider team and leadership as we moved into a world of AI metrics: Focus on the outcome vs. the process: We celebrated the positives and highlighted the insights and actions previously impossible with only CSAT.

Data Visualization

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.

Data Visualization

Arkenea

JULY 8, 2025

A few more examples are Fab, Klout, AppSumo, GitHub, Basecamp and Opera, among others. In the absence of in-house leadership, find an objective technical consultant–someone who has a great track record of building scalable products. Billion-dollar Skype did it. Billion-dollar Slack did it.

Research Software

UX Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

That initiative was a calculated yet risky investment from leadership, and the controlling group of the organization. What makes all the examples I listed above meaningful ones, wasn’t just the fact that the products released were indeed successful and pierced their problem statement substantially and with plenty of rewards.

Research Software

People-First Product Leadership

JULY 22, 2025

Share People-First Leadership AI Doesn’t Know or Care Who You Are When employers demand a 996 (9am to 9pm 6 days a week), they are acting like - and expecting - robots. When did you last feel that spark of positive anticipation on Sunday night, thinking about Monday morning? Share People-First Leadership What Can We Do?

User Testing

UX Planet

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, a graphic designer can include an animated portfolio directly within their profile, offering potential employers a firsthand look at their creativity and technical skills. With companies emphasizing collaboration, creativity, and leadership qualities, recruiters often struggle to gauge these attributes from bullet pointsalone.

Data Visualization

Modus Create

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For example, if you do a lot of in-house development, Scott suggests exploring tools that can help with code development and code review. Demonstrate a commitment to your people Successful AI transformation doesnt solely rely on technology; it depends heavily on leadership that inspires and motivates teams.

Reporting Tools

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. There are also examples of temporary core roles. 22–27 (4) Russell L.

User Testing

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.” These are significant positive outcomes. For example, Europe’s stricter regulatory environment (e.g., and China.

Data Visualization

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.   Top JPMorganChase Interview Questions These are examples of real interview questions asked at JPMorgan Chase as reported by candidates.

Reporting Tools