People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Rapid technological changes and shift to hybrid work: The transition to remote / hybrid work, then back to the office, has mixed up communication, collaboration, and work-life balance. That’s the power of the new AI-native tech stack. Develop Adaptive Leadership Skills: Be flexible and ready to pivot when needed.

Technical Review

The Product Guy

JUNE 12, 2025

Read the full article: [link] Your subscription unlocks: Weekly deep dives on product leadership and decision-making Proven tools and case studies to strengthen your execution Access to mentorship and resume reviews at higher tiers What’s the hardest “no” you’ve had to deliver as a PM — and what did you learn from it?

Leadership

Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Step 1: Preparation (3-5 weeks) The preparation step is a foundational effort where a lot of the groundwork and due diligence is done to inform the strategy selection process. Leadership interviews: This is a critical input to the process and is often forgotten or skipped for various reasons.

Strategy

The Product Guy

MARCH 12, 2025

Every meeting becomes a performance review rather than a space for creative problem-solving. Experiments that might failbut could lead to paradigm shiftsare killed in favor of safe bets that give executives something to celebrate on their quarterly reviews. OKRs should serve the strategy, not dictate it.

Data Visualization

Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

1] Figure 1: A Product Strategy System You can use the model in Figure 1 to review and improve your current product strategy approach. First, as a coach who offers strategy and leadership guidance to the person in charge of the product. Are they properly empowered and adequately qualified?

Systems Review

The Product Guy

APRIL 3, 2025

In our newest Patreon-exclusive Roadmap to Mastery article , we explore: Why coalition-building is the PM leadership skill most often ignored How to lead without authority by building deep cross-functional relationships A case study where building a coalition led to on-time delivery and lasting collaboration For PMs ready to lead at the next level.

Leadership

The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Under Musk’s leadership, Tesla adopted a first-principles approach to rethinking fundamental aspects of the electric car. Guided by fundamentals and first principles — Tesla transformed the trajectory of automotive technology. Be sure to agree on them, set them, review them, and adjust as you go. On its own, it may be worth it.

Roadmap

The Product Guy

AUGUST 3, 2025

With interviews, tickets, reviews, and feedback synthesized in minutes, teams now face a new problem: more input, less clarity. AI made product discovery fast, but not necessarily better.

Product Research

Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 20, 2025

After stepping down a few weeks ago, he’s spending his newfound time crystallizing his most important leadership lessons learned over the past decade. They review the manager’s performance. Sadly, the organizational and senior leadership failure to even recognize the major role change is rampant.

Weak Development Team

BrainMates

MAY 28, 2025

Influential Leadership. Technology Curiosity and Fluency. Influential Leadership Credibility without authority Drive alignment across complexity Story and trust The power to guide and align others without formal authority. Influential leadership: gets the company behind bold moves. Strategic Foresight. Is it future-fit?

Technical Review

BrainMates

JUNE 15, 2025

Evolving as a Product Leader: From Execution to Capability By Adrienne Tan At a Glance The Future of Product Isn’t Just Technical. Product leaders are quick to invest in tools, platforms, and tech upgrades but often overlook the human capability needed to bring those technologies to life. It’s Human.

Technical Review

Sequent Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Achieving and Scaling Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Product Managers in Mid-to-Large Tech Companies Introduction As product managers in mid-to-large technology companies, you’re no stranger to the challenges of maintaining and scaling product-market fit (PMF).

User Testing

The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Without this strategic guidance, companies risk building technically impressive products (e.g., “powered by AI”) that fail to solve real customer problems. Writing off the entire profession due to isolated failures is as illogical as declaring “engineers are unnecessary” because of poorly written code.

Weak Development Team

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? UX is more thanmetrics Technological advancements have propelled UX into the limelight. Yet, 27% of online shoppers abandon their carts due to overcomplicated checkouts.

UX

UX Planet

MARCH 15, 2025

Why My AI Learning Approach is Different When I first began exploring AI, I quickly realized that most learning resources available online are heavily technical. I wanted to learn how to leverage AI strategically from a product managers perspective rather than from a deep technical standpoint. Learn more at Empathy &AI.

Data Visualization

People-First Product Leadership

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But how do you hone this crucial skill when faced with conflicting data, unsupportive leadership, or an over-reliance on gut feelings? Maintaining product sense without leadership support If you're not subscribed to Marketcartonist , add it to your list. Technology and customer needs are never static.

Product Research

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 (..)

Leadership

Modus Create

JULY 28, 2025

Between switching tools, chasing down documentation, and waiting on reviews, they spend more time navigating the workflow than writing code. Review cycles are predictable and consistent. An undocumented expectation during a code review. Slow code reviews: Inconsistent standards and overloaded reviewers create bottlenecks.

Reporting Tools

People-First Product Leadership

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This guide breaks down the essentials: Customer Insight, Market Analysis, Organizational Impact, and Technical Mastery. Share People-First Leadership 2. You can develop your product instincts through hands-on experience and practice: Always learning: Stay updated on industry trends, user behavior patterns, and emerging technologies.

Product Research

People-First Product Leadership

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this article, which originally appeared in Mind the Product , I share 5 strategies to master product leadership in 2025. People-First Leadership is a reader-supported publication. When you’re on a bike, you’re constantly adjusting resistance based on the class or terrain, just like we adapt our leadership approach.

Leadership

Gainsight

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Driven by a passion for making data actionable, Cummings advanced through the ranks in Customer Success, working diligently to bridge the gap between raw analytics and meaningful human experiences. In tech, and especially in AI, the landscape is constantly evolving.

Data Visualization

Modus Create

JULY 8, 2025

In this blog, I break down the key value drivers, share practical examples, and explain the leadership mindset needed to capture AI’s potential for your product teams. They focus on defining the problem, crafting clear prompts, reviewing AI outputs, and refining the results. This shift has resulted in massive efficiency gains.

Feedback Software

The Product Guy

JANUARY 7, 2025

An in-depth review revealed that misaligned goals between IT and customer service teams, coupled with outdated processes, were the primary issues. Similarly, the design of accessible technology, such as screen readers for visually impaired users, emerged from asking, What barriers prevent equal access to information?

Feedback Software

The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2025

1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). Exclusive deep dives like this one on strategic influence. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools.

Strategy

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2025

The technology is amazing, but our assumptions and processes for understanding and leveraging AI metrics are very different from traditional support metrics. For better or worse, CSAT was a small enough sample size to review every comment – particularly unhappy ones. But what do you do with 1,600+ reviews across the org?

Data Visualization

The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). Exclusive deep dives like this one on strategic influence. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools. Subscribe today and unlock this article: [link] Whats your approach to building customer trust?

Differentiation

Centercode

JUNE 27, 2025

Delta is the next generation of beta testing, leveraging Centercode technology to automate time consuming tasks while increasing user engagement and test results. Some teams treat it as a final round of QA, focused on confirming fixes, catching bugs, or checking technical details. It’s that your team expected something else.

User Testing

UX Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

That initiative was a calculated yet risky investment from leadership, and the controlling group of the organization. It means people participated in daily workshops, in all usability testing sessions, in reviewing elements for sprints that the development team had set in motion. What does a “deeply committed team” actually means?

Research Software

The Product Guy

MARCH 5, 2025

1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). Exclusive deep dives like this one on strategic influence. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools.

Roadmap

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 2, 2025

Salesforce is a major player in the tech space and globally known for its CRM platform. To land a job at Salesforce, you’ll need polished technical skills, a comprehensive understanding of Salesforce products, and proof that you can add to its culture. Expect a mixture of technical, behavioral, and scenario-based questions. 

Analytic Tools

Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 21, 2025

The evolution of tech tools: A five-year journey In 2020, Lenny conducted his first (informal) survey of technology tool preferences, gathering responses from hundreds of people on Twitter and LinkedIn. According to publicly available data, Microsoft Teams is mostly used by non-tech companies and has been adopted by most large U.S.-based

Data Visualization

UX Planet

JANUARY 29, 2025

However, in todays rapidly evolving job market, where attention spans are shorter and technology drives decisions, traditional resumes are struggling to keepup. As we navigate a fiercely competitive job market shaped by rapid technological advancements and shifting employer expectations, a new era of professional branding is taking root.

Data Visualization

The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

1-on-1 Support spanning personalized mentorship and resume reviews (available at higher tiers). How are you preparing for the future of product leadership? A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools. Ready to future-proof your PM career?

Systems Review

UX Planet

JUNE 30, 2025

finance, tech) have been quicker to adopt GenAI as well. This broad applicability in banking (from automating fraud reviews to generating customer communications) underscores how financial firms are integrating GenAI into their core workflows more aggressively than most. 45%, while the UK was at 29% usage.

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. Instead of blindly jumping into AI initiatives, businesses should carefully assess whether the technology truly supports their strategic goals. Digital transformation efforts are 5.8

Reporting Tools

UX Planet

JUNE 13, 2025

Leaving the familiar, borderless world of international tech for more local, public-sector environments — where you might be seen as an outsider — can be daunting. Unfortunately, due to the nature of design tasks, especially in-house B2B design, it’s often viewed as a supportive function rather than core. 22–27 (4) Russell L.

User Testing

Modus Create

MARCH 26, 2025

Manual bottlenecks: Code reviews, security checks, and deployments still require too much human intervention, causing delays. With over 15 years of experience in IT operations and technology leadership, Matt has led digital transformations across Fortune 100 companies and mid-sized organizations in a variety of industries.

Analytic Tools