Congratulations! You’re now a product leader. You’ve made that next step on the career ladder and you’re anxious to help your team become better product people. But are you ready for the challenges that come with managing people in general and product people in particular?...
One key to having successful products is having the right product people on your team. So can you just post an ad on one of the multitudes of job sites and wait for the best of the best to immediately submit their resumes? Uh, no....
Managing a product team is different from managing a product. Managing a thriving product team means taking things to another level. As these resources show, that next level generally involves providing your team the environment in which they can excel, removing obstacles for them, and...
Are you ready to move from managing products to leading people who manage products? Product leadership comes with new challenges, which can be exciting, and infuriating. Before you decide to start climbing your organization’s ladder, you may want to read what some other product people...
Would you like to pick up some useful product management knowledge? Do you need to take a break from tweaking your roadmap for the 14th time? It may be time to check out some popcorn worthy videos that are safe for work. Here are five...
Podcasts are a great way to gain new knowledge on a long commute or while you’re doing tasks around the house that don’t require your full attention. The good news (and bad news) is there is a wealth of podcasts about product management to pick...
It’s a classic puzzle. You want to be a product manager, but just about every product management job posting is looking for product management experience. How can you get one without the other? Fear not, others have figured it out and have shared their insights...
Too much collaboration? What’s that mean? You certainly want collaboration, but you want collaboration done in the right way in the right amount, as these tips describe. The right amount of collaboration helps you deliver a great product. Too much collaboration helps you spiral into...
While product managers may not be the CEO of the product, you may be the switchboard operator of the product. You frequently take on the responsibility of making sure the right people get the right information about your product at the right time and get...
When you work with managers and executives, you want to share a steady stream of the right information rather than a firehose of all that's possible. Keeping that balance right is the difference between quenching the executive's thirst and drenching them needlessly. What you should know...