Product Skills

How to know what to build next as a Product Manager

How do you know what to build next? If even the best plans can fail, how do you improve your chances of success? In short, you just need to try more…

Dec 18 •

5 books that changed how I think as a Product Manager

Some of these books would make great gifts; be sure to add a couple to your wish list and maybe even pick one up for a friend.

Dec 11 •

Recognizing failure and knowing when to move on

Sometimes, we just want to push harder, but that’s not always the answer. It's important to recognize failure and know when to move on.

Dec 4 •

Is product manager a good role in 2025?

Current economic issues aside, the answer to the question, “Should you become a product manager in 2025?” lies in the answer to “Why did you want the…

Nov 20 •

10 Product Manager Superpowers

We’re all driven by different things. Maybe you joined your company because of the mission; if not, that’s fine.

Sep 4 •

Managing large-scale projects as a Product Manager

You should know that if you take on something of this magnitude, you will be fighting an uphill battle

Jun 11 •

From reactive to proactive

How Product Managers can get beyond putting out fires

May 21 •

Strategies for learning at breakneck speed

From a self-professed jack of all trades and master of some. Apply what you learn early, and don't settle for the absolute basics; truly work to…

May 14 •

Don’t fall in love with the product

Instead of a false sense of exceptionalism about a product, it’s better to be passionate about the customers and solving their problems.

Apr 16 •

The missing stakeholder: Users

We should communicate with our users to the same degree we do with other stakeholders.

Apr 9 •

Aligning OKRs with company values

OKRs alone are not enough. In addition to having good OKRs, well-communicated motives or beliefs are an important component. The motives behind your…

Apr 2 •

The value of value delivery

How incremental development helps to generate real business value, how to calculate that value, and the challenges of value delivery.

Mar 12 •

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