The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

Guest Post by: Lamia Benhaddou (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Amanda Ralph]. Amanda had 18 years of product management experience and was able to clearly foresee the obstacles I might encounter in my new role. Indeed the role of a product leader is different to that of a product manager.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Product success is not something you can achieve on your own as a product manager or Scrum product owner. Instead, you rely on the contributions and the support of the key stakeholders , the development team members, and possibly other product people who help you manage a large product.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2022

Every time I navigate the ocean of Product Management frameworks, we are not tackling one essential part of our role: People and Ourselves. There is a framework for almost every stage of our Product development lifecycle, but one of the only transversal things is that we need people to make things happen.

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The Product Cafe

APRIL 14, 2024

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, and more. You are managing products well and pushing out successful products, and your customers are happy, too. Life is good!

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 10, 2020

What : “Moving Up Into Product Leadership” remote workshop. The workshop digs into the role of Product Leader ( aka VP of Product Management, Director of Products, Head of Product, Chief Product Officer) including breakouts, group exercises, some skills-building, and a safe format to tough personal/professional questions.

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Sequent Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Unveiling the Profound Benefits of Being a Product Manager and the Path to Excellence Introduction Becoming a Product Manager is a transformative journey marked by multifaceted advantages, and it extends beyond personal career growth.

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People-First Product Leadership

JANUARY 22, 2024

A 2023 study by Asana found that 88% of product managers feel stressed often or all the time. Such an exercise is called “ Elephants, Dead Fish, and Vomit ” and originates from Airbnb. an exercise I like to do is from Coda and is called “Is your team laying bricks or building a cathedral”?

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ProductPlan

JULY 30, 2021

Before hiring a product leader, you need to ensure that you understand the most essential product leadership interview questions that can help better inform your hiring decision. . You can teach some product management fundamentals and train them on tools and processes—but you can’t teach curiosity and passion.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We had the pleasure of read and review Immutable: 5 Truths of Great Product Managers by JJ Rorie and we think it's required reading for every product manager. JJ Rorie writes about five characteristics that define great product managers.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2020

What : “Moving Up Into Product Leadership” remote workshop. The INDUSTRY team and I are refitting this day workshop as a live online session – including breakouts and exercises. We will do some skills-building, group exercises, and safely ask tough questions. Hosted by INDUSTRY. Details and Registration.

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Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 15, 2018

Topic: Product Management Leadership Games. Sponsored by Product Tank Auckland and Pushpay. Rich Mironov coaches small groups of product leaders and product management teams worldwide. Where: Pushpay , 167 Victoria St W, Level 6, Auckland, 1010, NZ. When: Weds, 29 August, 6:00pm.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success?—?both Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Shortly after I started, the CEO surprised me by saying I should hire a product manager.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2020

What : “Moving Up Into Product Leadership” half-day workshop. In this half-day workshop, we’ll dig into the role of Product Leader ( aka VP of Product Management, Director of Products, Head of Product, Chief Product Officer). Ways to structure product management teams.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

Guest Post by: Eric Wang (Mentee, Session 8, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Chris Butler]. The notion of a strategy in product management seems like something that only high-level stakeholders at the executive level should care about. Make a list of the scope and the challenges to your product.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Get ready for a fantastic new year with my quick goal setting and year-end retrospective exercise designed specifically for product managers looking to grow their careers. Setting goals and planning for the future is crucial for any product manager’s career. Step 1: Conduct a personal retrospective.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2019

I’ve had multiple occasions recently to reflect on my own leadership philosophy. Not only have I been asked about it explicitly, but in several conversations with friends and others, the topic of leadership has come up with both positive and negative examples. So What is a Leadership Philosophy?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 12, 2021

This is a hard exercise when you have 10 priorities you’d like to list, but it also helps you recenter. Present my leadership style and have each teammate present their working styles. As a leader, presenting your leadership style will help the team understand how you work and what you expect from them in a very transparent way.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 6, 2021

We had agreed with the Leadership team that we wanted to hire a senior team. We are scaling at a very fast pace, our product initiatives are numerous and complex and we need seasoned practitioners with both a good product mindset and experience. What profiles? We decided to have a mix of ‘classical’ interview and a use case.

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Product Talk

MARCH 13, 2024

A little background on Sam and her organization: Sam oversees the four product teams that manage two streaming services, ICI TOU.TV These were previously two completely separate sets of products managed by separate French and English arms of the organization. and CBC Gem. In April 2023, CBC finished a 3.5-year

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. out of 5 stars. 54 global ratings. Where to buy?

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Anyone familiar with Product Management will recognize the immortal phrase ‘influence without authority.’ As a Product Manager, you’re a team player who guides product development along its chartered course, but you have to do that without being the literal captain of the ship. What Does ‘Influence’ Mean?

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People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You can coach a person to be a better product manager. Read People-First Product Leadership How to create the future together through backcasting When I worked in emerging media at Razorfish , developing a strategy brief was always a collaborative effort. I’ve shared before that soft skills are the new hard skills.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re a longtime Product Talk reader (or if you’ve read Continuous Discovery Habits), Lisa’s name might sound familiar. Lisa was a product manager we featured in a Product in Practice called Tackling Big Hairy Product Challenges with Continuous Discovery and in Chapter 13 of the book. Tweet This.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 13, 2024

They should not be dismissed as “ticket-takers” and can provide insightful guidance to the product. Speakers and attendees alike emphasized the importance of utilizing robust communication tools, like our product management platform, to facilitate seamless collaboration and encourage shared accountability.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 3, 2018

But with effort, resilience, and patience, as well as the guidance from others, I have managed to become a reasonably skilled writer. This leads to a fixed mindset , where people see themselves as good or bad at something—be it writing, singing, drawing, or product management—and they believe that there is not much they can do about it.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Mindfulness provides a number of well-known benefits, such as, improved creativity, productivity, and wellbeing, and it has become popular at companies like Apple, Google, and Nike. I find that mindfulness is particularly helpful for product managers and product owners. But in reality, it reduces our productivity.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. When Negar joined the startup, there were only five employees and no product managers. Unfortunately, there were none.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 1, 2019

What: “Moving Up Into Product Leadership” Workshop. In this half-day workshop, you’ll dig into the role of Product Leader or Director/VP of Product Management. You’ll do some skills-building, group exercises, safely ask candid career questions, and ponder whether that next-job-up is one you want.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2023

However, provoking productive disagreements is a key leadership skill you want to master. Here is how fostering healthy debates is essential for effective leadership and better outcomes. If you see the connection between that skill and product leadership you are 100% right. We have so many of them regardless.

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Tyner Blain

MARCH 31, 2024

I’ll demonstrate with a facilitation exercise I ran for a leadership team where we shaped a product – in this case, a bespoke transformation services engagement. I find this to follow the same patterns as developing a product roadmap to operationalize a product strategy.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 5, 2020

Product management is certainly no exception. Product managers and leaders need to find ways to keep learning and growing in an ever-evolving product environment. There’s an abundance of books, podcasts, as well as events at your disposal that cover various product management topics.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

Let’s begin with a definition — Transcendent leadership extends beyond conventional notions of success and influence. It is rooted in the understanding that authentic leadership emerges when we transcend our ambitions and dedicate ourselves to uplifting others and positively impacting the world.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

CEO vs Product Management. As you might expect, a reasonable contingent attending the roundtable work in startups, businesses where the founder/CEO is still very much involved with the product. We also discussed how to support people moving into product management.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In fact, 2020 brought us so many shocks and surprises that it made identifying top trends in product management more challenging than ever. As a product leader, entrepreneur, and product management author, I have paid close attention to the product community throughout 2020.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 19, 2022

Once the product-based revenue potential is rolled up across the portfolio, an enterprise number emerges to share with leadership. Of course, that product-driven revenue potential will be negotiated with leadership. In following this approach, you are taking an important and impactful step toward product-centricity.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 17, 2023

How organizations can empower product managers Today we are talking about what a product-led organization is, barriers that can prevent an organization from being product-led, and actions to create the product-led organization. I eventually got fired as a product manager. Not really.

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