The Product Guy

APRIL 15, 2025

At this months TPG Live , we explored two of the most persistent challenges in product leadership: How do you build trust and alignment between enterprise users and buyers? Want the Frameworks to Apply These Lessons? We developed a series of exclusive frameworks and step-by-step strategies to help you turn these insights into action.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Nishant’s research-backed framework of 19 key activities provides clarity for product managers struggling to define their roles and responsibilities. Nishants visionary leadership, industry knowledge, and commitment to innovation make him a driving force in shaping the future of software product management.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

What’s more, do not de-prioritise your leadership work even when push comes to shove and you are pressed for time. Look at leadership as an integral part of your job that is at least as important as updating the product roadmap and refining the product backlog. Leadership at Multiple Levels. Agile Process Constraints.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

What’s more, do not de-prioritise your leadership work even when push comes to shove and you are pressed for time. Look at leadership as an integral part of your job that is at least as important as updating the product roadmap and refining the product backlog. Leadership at Multiple Levels. Agile Process Constraints.

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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.

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Productside

MAY 27, 2025

Shes just come out of a leadership briefingand its not good news. Internally, executive leadership is frustratedand pointing fingers at Product Management. Through their journey, youll gain practical, real-world insights to help your own team move from reactive execution to strategic leadership. But getting there wont be easy.

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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.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While the role still requires strong leadership skills, the most successful product managers approach their work differently than what the “CEO of the product” phrase might suggest. As we’ll explore in this article, effective product management requires a unique blend of skills that goes beyond traditional leadership models.

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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.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 19, 2025

Key debate: How do you convince leadership that sustainability isnt just an ethical decision, but a business growth strategy? Practical frameworks for balancing durability with innovation Discover strategies for extending product lifespan, improving customer retention, and making smarter iteration vs. retirement decisions.

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The Product Guy

MAY 16, 2025

Prioritization is where product leadership gets tested. Balancing technical constraints, stakeholder agendas, and long-term goals is hard. Even experienced PMs get stuck in opinion-driven debates or lose clarity under pressure.

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Use frameworks like RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) to create a shared language around decisions. Templates and frameworks can save hours of reinventing the wheel. Whether you’re new to product management or stepping into leadership, the key is to keep learning and adapting. Bring stakeholders into the process.

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The Product Guy

MAY 21, 2025

Inside the article: Why removal is harder than building, but often more valuable A four-stage subtraction audit to guide product teams How to identify features that are dragging performance, usability, or focus A case study showing how one team removed a low-use feature and saw engagement rebound What Youll Learn: How to evaluate feature usefulness (..)

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 7, 2022

Break down standardised processes for all and everything Well, there’s nothing wrong about a framework, if you know how to handle and adapt it. So in the end it’s about leadership and creating general conditions under which employees can shine. Nothing is worth more than a clear idea of the target.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Our guest, Anya Cheng, founded Taelor, combining her leadership experience at B2Cs and her knowledge of tech product management, to make it easy for men to wear stylish clothes for any occasion. Instead of advocating for feature-rich products or complex innovation frameworks, she emphasized the power of solving one problem exceptionally.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 2, 2024

One way to achieve this is to use Non-Violent Communication (NVC), a conflict resolution framework developed by Marshall Rosenberg. The Non-Violent Communication framework might be simple, but it can be hard to put in practice. Step 3: Needs In the NVC framework, needs are considered the real reason for the conflict.

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Productside

APRIL 16, 2025

But dont expect a rigid framework. We used a framework called KIDKeep, Iterate, Delete. Explore our Optimal Product Management course to build the leadership skills, communication habits, and strategic mindset that modern PMs need to lead across functions. If it didnt move the needle on the outcome, we let it go.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 3, 2023

” [10:51] Tell us about your framework for digital transformation. ” [10:51] Tell us about your framework for digital transformation. We have to follow and track these fast-moving changes, but we cannot be distracted by them from the strategic question, “What problems are we trying to solve?”

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Mind the Product

APRIL 22, 2021

Read more » The post The PM Competency Framework: Making Product Management growth a team effort appeared first on Mind the Product. I had joined the Infrastructure and Operations ‘tribe’ as an Agile Coach and some of my fondest memories (both personally and professionally) were from working in my Agile Coach ‘chapter’.

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Productside

MARCH 3, 2025

One participant worried: Leadership is anti-product. Leadership Wants Massive Layoffs Symptom : Boss says, Fire half your product team. Solution : Contractors can fill immediate gaps, but for core product leadership, stable employees who carry domain expertise and relationships may be better. Solution : Use your 30-day intel.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This individual leads the product team, not by being the boss but by exercising emergent leadership. To help you with this, I’ve created the framework shown in Figure 2. The final goal in the framework in Figure 2 is the sprint goal , which directs the work of the development team members.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 16, 2025

In our newest Patreon-exclusive article , part of the Roadmap to Mastery series, we explore: What makes experimentation actually work in a team setting How to help people take smart risks and learn from what doesnt go right Case studies where iteration, not perfection, led to lasting improvements in engagement and retention Whats Inside the Full Article? (..)

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A four-layer framework to create a winning product strategy Today we are talking about creating product strategy. 11:03] How is senior leadership involved in product strategy? The best-case scenario is an organization that has a disciplined strategy process between leadership and product managers. [14:24] Download the framework.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. Shift #1: A leader of leaders The two top things I’ve head people reply to the question “how do I move into Product Leadership?” Moving into product leadership moves you away from the day-to-day hands-on tools and into a primarily coaching role.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

It is therefore important that you exercise leadership and address the people issues you are encountering even if this can be challenging and require courage at times. The following sections explain how you can apply the framework. On the positive side, when done correctly, it will not only remove the problems.

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Productside

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela shares how her passion for solving customer challenges led her to product leadership and offers practical advice for professionals looking to pivot into product roles. If you’re navigating your own product career, Angela’s story is packed with actionable insights.

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Productside

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela shares how her passion for solving customer challenges led her to product leadership and offers practical advice for professionals looking to pivot into product roles. If you’re navigating your own product career, Angela’s story is packed with actionable insights.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 5, 2024

The challenge lies in fostering effective collaboration without a clear social framework to guide these interactions. The Three Pillars of Leadership: Know, Do, Be Effective product managers are more than just idea generators or task managers. Be: Embody the leadership qualities that align with your values and organizational culture.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 3, 2022

How product managers can use the Modified Agile for Hardware Development Framework. They think they have the answer for applying Agile principles to hardware projects, and they call it the Modified Agile for Hardware Development (MAHD) Framework. 15:01] How does your MAHD ( Modified Agile for Hardware Development) Framework work?

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools. How are you preparing for the future of product leadership? As a Patron, youll gain access to: Weekly updates with strategies designed to help PMs thrive. Exclusive deep dives like this one on strategic influence. Ready to future-proof your PM career?

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 1, 2021

Today, he’ll help you prepare a path to leadership roles. . 6:28] How can product managers change their mindset to prepare for a senior leadership role? Ask yourself, What is my framework? 20:21] What actions should product managers take as they’re moving toward senior leadership? Examine your mental models.

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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. .”

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I’ve been on a journey when it comes to PM development frameworks. Leadership behaviours Some traits which are ‘above and beyond’ and highlight that a person is capable of stepping up. Now, I have the amazing responsibility of coaching other Product Managers. Impact How much impact is the person having on the product and key metrics.

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 31, 2019

You need to have a framework to know if they are the right choices for your business. Instead of this candidate telling us how they were going to create that strategy and framework?—?using And only when leadership has not set a strategy for them. That is not leadership. Providing structure around that mess is not enough.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1 Why “FE²AR” As a technology executive, I have seen my share of successful and not-as-successful products. Ron Adner is second to none regarding ecosystems and thought leadership! The worst product is the best innovation that your customer doesn’t comprehend or cannot access.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 28, 2022

I highly recommend going through this framework twice: once with yourself, coming up with your recommendations, and then presenting it to management and letting them go through this process, either getting to the same conclusions that you did or convincing you otherwise.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 19, 2024

A guide to successful product launches – for product managers Watch on YouTube TLDR The LAUNCH framework, created by James Whitman, offers a complete approach to successful product launches. This framework helps solve common problems in product launches by encouraging teamwork, constant improvement, and strategic planning.

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