Notes on 'Career hacking for Product Leaders' by @gibsonbiddle at @productschool ProductCon
1. 'You' are the most important product you must care about. Pay attention to PMing urself.
2. Always, build hypotheses, experiment with them, and observe results. Then repeat!
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1. 'You' are the most important product you must care about. Pay attention to PMing urself.
2. Always, build hypotheses, experiment with them, and observe results. Then repeat!
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Framework / Summary
1. Identify your positioning through 'Skill & Progression'
2.Experiment with it via 'Career Hacking'
3. Capture results & Feedback through 'Board of Directors'
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1. Identify your positioning through 'Skill & Progression'
2.Experiment with it via 'Career Hacking'
3. Capture results & Feedback through 'Board of Directors'
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What are your top 2-3 skills?
Product Skills: Technical, Management, Creative, Business, Marketing, Design, Consumer Science
Leadership Skills: Leadership, Management, Strategic Thinking, Result-oriented, Culture, Business Maturity, Domain Expertise
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Product Skills: Technical, Management, Creative, Business, Marketing, Design, Consumer Science
Leadership Skills: Leadership, Management, Strategic Thinking, Result-oriented, Culture, Business Maturity, Domain Expertise
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What stage of leadership are you engaged in today?
What are you building?
1. an Industry (long-term strategy & partnerships)
2. a Company (functional leadership, Company Strategy)
3. an Organisation (Strategy, culture)
4. a hit Product
5. something
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What are you building?
1. an Industry (long-term strategy & partnerships)
2. a Company (functional leadership, Company Strategy)
3. an Organisation (Strategy, culture)
4. a hit Product
5. something
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What's your career hypotheses?
What are your:
1. Forks in the road
2. Areas of interest or passion
3. Potential new function or roles
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What are your:
1. Forks in the road
2. Areas of interest or passion
3. Potential new function or roles
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What are your success metrics? Which metric would you use to evaluate your success?
happiness, joy, fulfillment, salary, title, learning, money, work, or any other.
"Make it an 8" (On a scale of 10)
What is your current job satisfaction? Keep it at 8,9 or 10.
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happiness, joy, fulfillment, salary, title, learning, money, work, or any other.
"Make it an 8" (On a scale of 10)
What is your current job satisfaction? Keep it at 8,9 or 10.
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Create your 'Board of Directors',
People you rely on for 'Honest' feedback. They could be colleagues, family, employees, friends, students....basically anyone.
Lean on them, listen, validate, and then course-correct.
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People you rely on for 'Honest' feedback. They could be colleagues, family, employees, friends, students....basically anyone.
Lean on them, listen, validate, and then course-correct.
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Find a Mentor. Don't ask them but find them!
Invest in a weak relationship that can turn into a great learning partnership. Best mentors are co-created through a time-invested process.
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Invest in a weak relationship that can turn into a great learning partnership. Best mentors are co-created through a time-invested process.
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Last inspiration:
Think, what would you do if you weren't afraid?
Now, Take action!
Based on an awesome talk by @gibsonbiddle
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Think, what would you do if you weren't afraid?
Now, Take action!
Based on an awesome talk by @gibsonbiddle
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