The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2021

Whether you are a product manager or managing a group of them, there is often a career milestone when a PM can get stuck or feel like they’ve reached a career plateau. The article describes five stages of leadership and where there is a learning leap when new skillsets are required. Leadership Level 1? —?informal

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Nulab

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Traditional top-down managerial structures for leadership are being replaced with bottom-up styles of working. Organizations need to be dynamic if they want to attract and retain the best workers — and collaborative leadership is one way to do that. What is collaborative leadership? Here’s everything you need to know.

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Product Management Unpacked

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This new PXIR role enables CMU to bring the voice of industry into classrooms and product leadership curricula. Why Choose Carnegie Mellon for Product Management? It is the first and only university in the United States to offer a Master of Science program in Product Management that draws from curricula of two leading schools.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Often we talk more about the technical skills, like, portfolio management, being more strategic, etc but being good at those things mean nothing if you can’t build a culture conducive to good product management practices. As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. How do I build alignment?

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2024

Overlapping responsibilities and conflicting priorities are just a couple of the many friction points between product managers and product marketing managers – leading to inefficient workflows and potential product failures. What are the typical roles and responsibilities of product managers and product marketing managers?

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Nulab

JUNE 4, 2020

Of course, any advice worth considering will at least mention leadership. Owning key projects, seeking a more left-to-right view of the business, and pushing new goals are a few ways you can demonstrate leadership potential when seeking a new role. Foundation of leadership. Money matters.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Part of that experience is how you train your customers. Unfortunately, old-school training tactics, namely, traditional help centers, don’t deliver the experience your customers demand. Here’s how to turn your traditional help center into an online training powerhouse. Instead, think of it as a supplement.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 20, 2021

However, every manager's micromanagement pervades all levels. Management—not the teams—often chose a Scrum board with three columns. Why do managers persist in demanding teams use a “standard” board, or use “standard” metrics, such as velocity? Managers don't trust the teams to do their work.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 4, 2024

As a product management veteran with over 20 years of leadership experience, I’ve worked with numerous organizations looking to transform their approach to building and delivering products. These product leaders come from various roles – from CPOs and product managers to designers, engineers and sales people.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We’ve had two sessions so far, both featuring Lila Meyer , Director of Global Education Services at Gainsight and special guest Kristine Kukich, Principal Owner of the Training Sherpa, joined the latter to dive into how she sets customer education goals. Can you pivot quickly and operate under pressure to maintain leadership buy-in?

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Userpilot

JULY 5, 2022

Keep reading to see the best training we recommend for all of the above. Below are some of the best online training for a range of SaaS skills. We’ll be discussing topics spanning from Product Management, Product Marketing, to Analytics and Leadership. Best Free Online SaaS Training/Courses. Product School.

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Userpilot

APRIL 25, 2022

What is product leadership and how is it different from product management ? In the article, we’ll be discussing what the product leadership role entails and how it is different from the product management role. Product managers step in later and they are in charge of implementing the strategy and building the product.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. Now, these same managers want business agility. Worse, sometimes, managers add more policies and procedures. I saw that in an organization that had management signoff for changes the technical people made.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. Managers and leaders are different.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 19, 2021

“The manager who comes up with the right solution to the wrong problem is more dangerous than the manager who comes up with the wrong solution to the right problem” – Peter Drucker. Maybe the Product Manager was under budgetary or time constraints. Carnegie Mellon is the place for product leadership. Look around.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

To survive and succeed, your product leadership must be sharper than ever. Many of them were still wearing masks, and fever checks continued at the entrance of crowded places like shopping malls and train stations, but even that stopped after another week or two. Within a week, the city went back to normal.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

A Product manager tasked to lead and manage her team while still providing product management capabilities; that was my position when I was selected to be part of the product mentorship program and paired with Amanda Ralph, my new mentor. Indeed the role of a product leader is different to that of a product manager.

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Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

What are some things product management can do to exert more influence and demonstrate stronger leadership? Most product management professionals readily admit they spend too much time in the weeds on tasks that, at the end of the day, don’t contribute much to the overall mission of the organization.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2020

I work in the tech industry & manage a team of around 12 people with a range of product, delivery & engineering skills. I recently attended an excellent leadership programme, which led me to reflect more deeply on what makes a stand out leader. I thought I’d share the learnings I’ve distilled. Recognition for what they do.

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People-First Product Leadership

MAY 19, 2024

It’s a seemingly innocuous word which packs a big punch; it’s the word “nice” In the work environment, nice can imply easy to get along with or welcoming, which is beneficial for product managers who are constantly navigating cross functional dynamics. It’s training the monkey.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

AI product manager skills are a must-have for anyone looking for a rewarding career in AI product management. UX Cam shared data indicating that product managers spend as much as 52% of their time on unplanned activities. Those are far from the only setbacks and difficulties that product managers experience on the job.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 5, 2022

A head of product is someone who manages a group of product people—individuals who look after one or more products and who may be called product manager or product owner. Depending on the size and org structure of your company, the role might also be referred to as Chief Product Officer, VP Product, or Director of Product Management.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 7, 2020

When I started my career as an engineer, I didn’t set my sights on becoming a product manager. Flash forward fifteen years later, and I’m the Director of Product Management at HG Insights. So, what qualities does it take to become a product manager ? My Journey Transitioning from Engineering to Product Management.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 17, 2020

B2B Product Manager December 2020 Issue. Enjoy the B2B Product Manager December issue. Blog: High-Octane Product Management. Why Storytelling Skills For Product Management & Product Marketing Are Essential for Success. Product Management Playbook. View Previous Issues of The B2B Product Manager.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Interested in learning what the essential data product manager skills are? As a result, the data product manager role is there to manage and use data purposefully. Today, data product managers have become so important that, according to Google Trends Data, their search volume has increased significantly over the last ten years.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2021

This image shows a 6-person team where the leader/manager micromanages. Some managers want to stay “relevant,” so they work on the technical work. Other managers ask for status every day or multiple times a day. Worse, the manager attends the standup! All decisions go through that person in the middle.

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ProductBoard

MARCH 30, 2021

“In most product companies, the role of true product leadership is largely missing in action. Instead, there are mainly facilitators, responsible for staffing the in-house (or even worse, outsourced) feature factory, and keeping the trains running on time.”

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Product Management University

MAY 16, 2019

Consider the following three stages of product management maturity and the skills your team needs to become proficient in each stage. Continuity is the key to developing your team through each stage, and a common product management framework is the key to continuity.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Restaurants don’t put an Apprentice Chef in charge of the kitchen overnight, so why do we do this with Product Managers? Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash Whilst it has been around for decades, product management has grown rapidly over the last few years. In 2021, Product Managers are in high demand and the talent war is rife.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts.

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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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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I joined the Mind the Product Leadership Forum in London. A product manager is like a leader of a band. I am very thankful that product leaders shared their lessons at the Mind the Product Leadership Forum, they’re helping to move the community forward and build better products that people love. Is it enough?

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 1, 2023

Using product ops to standardize product management processes Today we are talking about product ops—what it is, if you need it, and how to get started. His market and technical savvy allowed his career to develop from Product Manager to Chief Marketing Officer.  Product ops is product management for product management.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

After countless conversations, articles, webinars and conference sessions, I started to feel like the profession of product management had been reduced to…. It sets the product up for long-term success and market leadership in chosen verticals without sacrificing short-term revenue. My favorite part as a lifelong product manager?

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Product management is an essential part of every offering of any sort of product or service. With so many new products in the market, the product management industry is growing exponentially. As a result, there’s a growing insurgence of hiring product manager interns across the United States and the rest of the world.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 10, 2019

Bruce Lee While it is rare (maybe non-existent) to see Bruce Lee and Product Management in the same article, you might be surprised at how much crossover there is between his teachings and the principles of PM work. One way is through Corporate Training. Essentially, he now has a “third eye” for his work as a product manager.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Want to become an AI product manager? This guide shows you how to prepare for a career in AI product management. Today, more and more businesses are looking for product managers specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. That said, landing a job as an AI product manager is not easy.

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