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Decoding Product Leadership

Roman Pichler

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.[ You don’t have to be a line manager to lead others.

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Product Manager Career Path: Positions, Responsibilities, and How to Advance

Product Management University

Junior PMs might take point on a smaller product within a portfolio and will report to a Senior PM. Leadership Product Management Roles Product Director As one of the first tiers of product management leadership, prior experience in leadership is not usually required as this role can be an introduction to a management role for many.

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Product in Practice: Stepping Into Your First Product Leadership Role—What to Expect

Product Talk

Stepping into your first product leadership role is a major change. As an individual contributor, you’re focusing on your own projects and progress, but as a leader you are now responsible for the team (or teams) that report up to you. Trevor explains, “The leadership team felt like discovery was ‘taking too long.’

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Gainsight Continues Its Leadership Position in Customer Reviews

Gainsight

G2 Grid Reports are based on thousands of verified reviews and data from actual users, so you can compare multiple vendors based on real feedback. The G2 Spring 2023 Grid Report for Customer Success was released, and it ranked the top 10 Customer Success solutions on two axes: Market Presence and Customer Satisfaction.

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How to Get Promoted – Climbing the Product Management Ranks

today, only a scant group will move up the ranks to achieve that coveted leadership level. According to 280 Group’s Global Product Management Skills Benchmark Report, certain skills directly impact your career trajectory, and therefore, your earning potential. Double down on skills.

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The Leadership Side of Product Management – What Does It Really Mean?

Product Management University

The leadership side of product management reaches its pinnacle when you have the complete trust of executives, marketing, sales, engineering, finance, customer success, and customers. Product management leadership comes in two flavors. How will AP, AR and financial reporting change? The real question is, how do you get there?

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How to Overcome 6 Key Product Leadership Challenges

Roman Pichler

Unlike a line manager, you usually don’t manage the development team and stakeholders as the person in charge of the product, and the individuals don’t report to you. While you might know who would be best suited to work as a stakeholder or team member, you are typically not in a position to hand-pick people.